Newspaper Vol. 28 No. 3 - 2007 - 24 Pages

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Inside this issue
Walking On Pages 2-5
History: 2007 Honored Families Pages 6 & 7
Member Leads Chickasaw Police Page 9
Reunion Festival Schedule Page 11
Potawatomi Language Page 16
Kime Heads Junior Achievement Page 17
More Member Addresses Sought Pages 18-22
Constitution election authorized
Long years of preparatory work and negotiations with the Bureau of Indian Affairs have
borne fruit. The U.S. Department of the Interior
has authorized a vote by Citizen Potawatomi
Nation members on a constitutional revision.
The revision would make major, progressive
changes in the Nation's basic form of government.
Most important, the amendment would create a 16-member Citizen Potawatomi Nation
legislature, substituting it in the place of the
current five-member Business Committee.
Creation of the CPN Legislature would devolve
more authority and responsibility to CPN members who live outside Oklahoma. And, it would
be the penultimate step to creation of a true
three-branch form of government with each
possessing checks on the others.
A five-member Election board, comprised of
a representative of the BIA and four members
appointed by the Nation, will oversee the election. This Election Board will mail registration
packets, which will contain the text of the proposed amendment, to all CPN members who
will be at least 18 years old no later than the
election date.
To be eligible to vote on the proposed CPN
constitutional revisions, members must return
This map shows an approximation of where Legislative District boundaries would be drawn
if the constitutional amendment is approved.
the voter registration form. Ballots will be registration period will begin. The registration
mailed to those CPN members who register in packet will contain specific dates for registrathis manner. There will be no in-person voting tion and voting deadlines.
The constitutional amendment must surpass
in this election.
Upon mailing of the registration packets, a two hurdles to gain approval. First, 50 percent
plus one of those voting must cast affirmative
votes. Second, at least 30 percent of those who
register must cast a vote. For example, if 1,000
members register, 299 vote, and all 299 of those
voters vote yes, the measure would fail because
less than 30 percent of those who registered
would have voted.
There will be opportunities during the 2007
Family Reunion Festival to obtain answers to
questions about the details of this election and
the changes that approval would set in motion.
Additionally, an upcoming special edition of
the HowNiKan will be devoted to the proposed
constitutional revision.
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Ralph R. Gragg
Ralph R. Gragg, 69, went to be with the
Lord on April 22, 2007 at his home in Sapulpa,
Oklahoma. He was born in Sand Springs,
Oklahoma on February 20, 1938, the son of
Dubert F. and Phoebe D. (Crumbo) Gragg. He
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Committeemen - Jim Snow
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W AlKINg O N
graduated from Charles Page High School in
Sand Springs, and attended Rogers State
College in Claremore, Oklahoma. Soon after,
he enlisted in the U.S. Navy.
Ralph joined the Tulsa Police Department,
retiring after 21 years of service. Upon his
retirement, Ralph began working for the City of
Tulsa, continuing until March 1, 2006.
In 1989, he married Sue (Kunkel) Lawrence
in Tulsa. Together, they made their home in
Sand Springs and, later, Sapulpa.
Ralph had a true passion for antique cars,
flea markets, and antiques shops. He enjoyed
hunting with his brothers and fishing in his
pond. Ralph was defined by his love for helping
others. He was a compassionate and caring
friend who was gifted with a unique sense of
humor, always able to make people laugh. He
will be sorely missed by all who knew him.
He is survived by his wife, Sue Gragg, of the
home; a son Richard Ray, and his wife,
Katherine Gragg, of Ponca City, Oklahoma; a
daughter, Sheila, and her husband, Paul
Villamil, of Richardson, Texas; a step-son,
David Lawrence, and his wife, Heather Hill, of
Newport News, Virginia; two sisters, Beverlene
Luce and Norma Jean Grisham; and nine grandchildren.
His dogs, Buffy, Curly, and lacy, will also
miss him dearly.
Services were held on Friday, April 27, 2007
at Allen Free Will Baptist Church. Burial followed immediately at Woodland Memorial
Park in Sand Springs, under direction of
Medley-Dodson Funeral Service.
Anne was a member of Sacred Heart Church,
the altar society at the church, Right to Life,
Kansans for Life, Birthright, and LULAC. She
always sang as she did her housework and
enjoyed writing, crocheting, garage sales, and
her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She is survived by two daughters, Joan
Hrenchir and her husband, Vincent, of
Berryton, Kansas, and Kathryn McDonald and
her husband, Bill, of Troy, Michigan; two sons,
Edward Rudolph and his wife, Sharol, of
Hutchinson, Kansas,; and James M. Rudolph
Sr. and his wife, Teresa, of Topeka; a brother,
Edward E. Nelson, of Topeka; nine grandchildren; six great-granddaughters; and a greatgrandson.
Anne was preceded in death by two brothers,
Charles and David Nelson, and two sisters,
Virginia Kistler and Teresa Hertlein.
Mass of Christian Burial was held on
February. 14 at Sacred Heart Church, Topeka,
with burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Topeka.
Memorial contributions can be made to Sacred
Heart Church.
Hazel Gertrude Pierson
Glenn S. “Tiny” Place
Anne Louise Rudolph
Anne Louise
Rudolph, 89, died
in a health center
in Topeka, Kansas, on February
10, 2007. She
was born in
Topeka on March
30, 1917, the
daughter
of
Charles and Mary
Schwartz Nelson.
Anne was the
granddaughter of
Josette
Juneau
Schwartz and was
very proud of her Potawatomi heritage.
Anne graduated from Capitol Catholic High
School and Clark’s School of Business, where
she later taught. She worked in the office of
Gov. Walter Huxman, for the Kansas State
Employment Service, and for the Works
Progress Administration.
She married Edward Rudolph on October 2,
1941, at the Church of the Assumption in
Topeka. Edward died on December 26, 1975.
include his six children, Kim Barber of Holton,
Brent Place of Denison, Denise Marshall of
Whiting, Brandi Place of Mayetta, Eric Place of
Holton, and Courtney Place of Mayetta; two
sisters Ruth Long and Olive Hyatt both of
Holton; and 11 grandchildren, Aaron Castellon,
Macaela Lewis, Colby Steele Place, Brhet
Place, Steven Marshall, Sarah Marshall, Grace
Place, Trista Place, Chase Buskirk, Malerie
Buskirk, and Justin Mullins.
A memorial service was held at 2:00 p.m. on
Saturday, March 31, 2007 at the Mercer Funeral
Home in Holton. Burial followed at the Olive
Hill Cemetery. The family greeted friends from
6:30 - 8:00 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be given to the Midland
Hospice and sent c/o Mercer Funeral Home,
P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436. Online condolences are available at www.mercerfuneralhomes.com.
Hazel Gertrude (McCumsey) Pierson passed
away on January 10, 2007. Hazel is survived by
her two sons, Donald Lawrence and George
Raymond, and her granddaughter Pamela
Voorhees.
Hazel was born on October 7, 1906 in
Tribbey, Oklahoma. She was residing at the
Huntington Retirement Hotel in Torrance,
California at the time of her passing.
She was dearly loved by her immediate and
extended family and she will be missed.
Mary K. Talty Lartz
Mayetta - Glenn S. “Tiny” Place, 66, of
Mayetta, Kansas died on Wednesday, March
27, 2007 at St. Francis hospital in Topeka. He
was born February 25, 1941 in Soldier, Kansas,
the son of Dean and Edna Burns Place.
Place graduated from Circleville, Kansas
High School in 1959. He worked at a sawmill in
Holton, Kansas and later worked at the Bingo
Hall for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.
Tiny was a lifelong musician.
He married Pam Martin on December 11,
1971 in Holton, they later divorced. Survivors
Mary Talty Lartz was born on December 16,
1920, the daughter of Gertrude Schwartz Talty
and James Talty, in Topeka, Kansas. She grew
up in Topeka with her sister Irene and brothers
James, Thomas, and Michael Talty.
During World War II, she worked as a telephone operator on the Army/Airbase in Topeka.
Through a friend there, she met Harry Lartz
who was a Technical Sergeant working as an Xray technician in the dental clinic on the base.
They dated until Harry was re-assigned to
Sioux Falls, South Dakota in the summer of
1945. He gave Mary a ring, and asked her to
where her daughter-in-law, Delia Mello, cared
for her lovingly. On April 2, 2007, she stopped
breathing and walked on to join her mother and
father, her husband, and her sister and brothers.
As she requested, she was buried in Mount
Calvary Cemetery in Topeka, Kansas, on April
5, 2007. She is home at last.
Nora Dell Foresman
marry him in South Dakota. Thus began their
marriage on August, 11, 1945. It was to last
until Harry died, 53 years later.
When Harry was discharged from the Army,
he brought Mary home to Chicago, where they
lived near his family. In 1947, their daughter,
Patricia, was born, and in 1949, their son
Robert was born. Two more sons followed;
Dean was born in 1953 and Steven in 1957. As
their family grew, they moved to Park Ridge, a
suburb of Chicago. Throughout her life, Mary
was a homemaker and mother who cared
deeply about her children and husband. She
always made them feel loved and wanted.
She never forgot her family in Topeka, and
always wished to be nearer to them. Her sister
and brothers, her niece and nephews, and her
parents were especially important to her. She
treated everyone with respect and kindness, and
was loved by her family as well.
She was very interested in her heritage, and
traced her family ancestors back to Solomon
Juneau and Josette Viau in the Green Bay area
of Wisconsin as well as in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. Some family vacations were spent
in those historical pursuits, and Mary enjoyed
writing her sister, Irene Talty Peters, about what
she had learned. They corresponded weekly for
years and years.
Harry retired in 1983, and he and Mary
moved to Boca Raton, Florida to be near their
sons and grandchildren, Jennifer Lartz, Amber
Lartz, Matt Marshall, Mike Marshall, and
Michelle Marshall (and to enjoy the nicer
weather, no doubt!). They made annual trips to
Chicago, however, to see friends and family
there, and also to Topeka and Boulder,
Colorado, where their daughter lives, and
where they also visited their grandchildren
Lissa Hall and Wes Hall. In 1989, Mary was
diagnosed with breast cancer, but she survived
this assault on her body.
In her later years, Mary enjoyed the
HowNiKan so much. She read it cover to cover
whenever an issue came, and she related what
she had learned to her children. She also
enjoyed listening to Frank Sinatra, Dean
Martin, and Perry Como, talking with her
friend, Josefina Agudela, and watching television.
She was very thankful that the
Potawatomi Nation was able to help her with
her medications in the last year.
Mary continued to live in Florida after Harry
walked on in August of 1998, and she spent her
last three years at her youngest son’s home,
Nora Dell Foresman, 86, walked on on
Tuesday, April 17, 2007. She was born April 14,
1921 in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Walter
and Ida Marney Patton.
Mrs. Foresman was a member of
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. On
August 27, 1940, she was united in marriage to
John L. Foresman at Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church in St. Marys. He died June 11,
2000.
Mrs. Foresman was also preceded in death
by a daughter, Mary, on April 17, 1944; a son,
John William Foresman, on October 24, 2001;
and siblings Edward, Walter Dale, Kermit Leo,
Howard Osto, Juanita Ruth, Donic Lavina,
Cleo “Pete” Cline, and Abca Hope.
Survivors include a son, Thomas Foresman
and his wife Susan of Topeka, Kansas and a sister Wanda Eileen of St. Louis, Missouri. Mrs.
Foresman also left behind six grandchildren
and 10 great-grandchildren.
To a wonderful woman: You are missed.
Because I could not stop for Death
He kindly stopped for me
The Carriage held but just Ourselves
And Immortality.
-Emily Dickenson
Randall Wayne Olsen
Randall Wayne Olsen, 51, of O’Fallon, IL,
born February 25, 1953 in Midwest City,
Oklahoma, died on Saturday, December 11,
2004, at St. Louis University Hospital in St.
Louis, Missouri. He was preceded in death by
his parents, Wayne and Dorothy, nee Burhans,
and a son, Nathan August Olsen.
A funeral service was held on December 14,
2004 at 9:30 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints, O’Fallon, Illinois, with
Bishop Ben Nevins officiating. Burial was in
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St.
Louis.
Randy is survived by his wife, Susan, nee
Walker, Olsen of O’Fallon, whom he married
on May 18, 1976, at the Salt Lake Temple in
Salt Lake City, Utah; four children, April Olsen
of Fairview Heights, Illinois, Holly (Jason)
Lebeck of Janesville, Wisconsin, and Mark
Olsen and Scott Olsen, both of O’Fallon; two
brothers, Richard (Rosemary) Olsen of Salt
Lake City, and John (Jackie) Olsen of Midwest
City, Oklahoma; a sister, Cindy Lakin of
Oklahoma City, a grandson, Isaac Lebeck; and
his mother-in-law, Margaret, nee Osborn,
Walker of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Randy was a member of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, and served twoyears in the Montana-Wyoming Mission. He
joined the Army after he returned from his mission, serving from 1975-1979.
Mr. Olsen was a retired restaurant owner and
was proud of his business. He was a member of
the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and very proud
of his Indian heritage which came down
through his maternal grandmother, Lola Mae
Olsen. Randy loved his wife and family and his
church. He enjoyed keeping in touch with old
friends and family through letters and photos.
He was an avid reader of the sciences and
church history. He wrote poetry and short stories for his children. He will be greatly missed.
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Home Health and Hospice or the Catholic
Community of Great Bend, both in care of the
funeral home.
Clyde Joe Upton
Clyde Joe Upton, 83, of Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma, died Wednesday September 13,
2006 at the Veteran’s Center in Claremore,
Oklahoma. Clyde was born September 5, 1923
in Wanette, Oklahoma, the son of Mildred and
Emry Upton.
His survivors include two brothers, Tom L.
Upton of Dewey, Oklahoma and Caroll Don
Upton of Oklahoma City; a sister, Pamela Yort
of Shawnee, Oklahoma; and many nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife,
Deletha (Jones) Upton, to whom he was married for 50 years; two sisters, Evelyn Womack
and Bernice Lane, both of Norman, Oklahoma;
two brothers, Clifford Upton of Oklahoma City
and Bill Ray Upton, of Seminole, Oklahoma;
and his parents Mildred and Emry Upton of
Shawnee.
Clyde was a decorated veteran of World War
II with numerous ribbons and metals which
include the Purple Heart.
Clyde and Deletha were members of the
Village Baptist Church and regularly attended
the church until their illnesses and deaths.
Dr. Cleve J. Francoeur Jr.
Charles Mix
GEAT BEND, Kansas - Charles “Gene”
Mix 87, died April 24, 2005, at Central Kansas
Medical Center, Great Bend. He was born Oct.
7, 1917, in Barton County, Kansas, the son of
Jasper Eugene and Mae Kennedy Mix. He was
a roustabout in the oilfield until retiring in
1982.
He belonged to the Catholic Community of
Great Bend, St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church,
and the Knights of Columbus, all at Great
Bend.
On Feb. 14, 1939, he married Margaret
Gleissner at Great Bend. She survives. Other
survivors include four sons, Larry E. of St.
John, Kansas, Gary D. of Sterling, Colorado,
and Ronald J. and Robert D., both of Great
Bend; a daughter, Janice M. Mix of Great Bend;
10 grandchildren; two step grandchildren; 13
great-grandchildren; 12 step-great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two half-brothers, Virgil and Floyd Mix, and two half-sisters,
Edna Anderson and Fredona Clift.
Vigil service and Knights of Columbus
rosary were at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27,
2005 at Bryant Funeral Home, Great Bend. A
funeral was held at 10 a.m. Thursday. April 28,
2007 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, with
Father Ted Stoecklein presiding. Visitation was
from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral
home. Burial was in Great Bend Cemetery.
Memorials may be sent to Golden Belt
Dr. Cleve J. Francoeur Jr., 45, Bartholomew
County, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007, in an automobile accident.
Dr. Francoeur was a partner at Dermatology
Physicians Inc. in Columbus. He was a graduate of Wabash College where he was a member
of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and a graduate of
Indiana University School of Medicine. He was
a veteran of the Indiana Air National Guard,
where he earned the rank of a Major serving in
the 181st Fighter Group. He was a member of
the American Academy of Dermatology,
American Medical Association, American
Motorcycle Association, and the National Rifle
Association. He also was an avid outdoorsman.
Born July 10, 1961, in Indianapolis, he was
a son of Cleve J. and Dorothy L. Johnson
Francoeur, both of whom survive. On Nov. 24,
1984, he married Susan D. Linhart, who also
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survives. Other survivors include two sons, C.J.
Francoeur III and Chase Francoeur.
The Rev. Roger Walby conducted a private
funeral service at Barkes, Weaver & Glick
Funeral Home, Columbus. Private inurnment
was at a later date at White Creek United
Methodist Church Cemetery.
Melvin Sasser
Melvin Sasser was born June 9, 1924 in
Hydro, Oklahoma, the son of Marvin and Ethel
(Murray) Sasser. He passed away March 1,
2007 at Cheyenne, Oklahoma at the age of 82
years, 8 months and 22 days.
Melvin’s mother passed away when he was
three years old, and he lived in an orphanage in
Arizona for a few years. Marvin later married
Molly Teakle. The couple returned to
Oklahoma, where they raised Melvin.
Melvin attended school at Square Top before
going to work for the Tracy family on their
farm. Melvin enlisted with the U.S. Army and
served his country during World War II. After
his discharge, he moved to Wellington, Texas,
where he met Frances Elizabeth Souder. They
were married on February 26, 1943. Melvin and
Frances lived for several years in the
Wellington area before moving to the Cheyenne
area where they farmed and also owned and
operated one of the largest dairy herds in the
state of Oklahoma.
Melvin was an antique auto enthusiast and
enjoyed doing restoration work on antique cars
and tractors. He was a member of the Sayre
Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
He was preceded in death by his parents,
wife, stepmother, two brothers, two sisters, and
a half-brother.
He is survived by his daughter, Sandra
Driver and her husband, Ronnie, of Elk City,
Oklahoma; two sons, Don Sasser of Cheyenne
and Lindy Sasser and his wife, Connie, of
Reydon, Oklahoma; nine grandchildren, 12
great grandchildren; a sister, Delores Phelan, of
Ruidoso, New Mexico; a brother, Joe Dean
Sasser, of Waco, Texas; a step-sister, Dorothy
Sharp, of Claude, Texas; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Kenneth Dale (Ken) Anderson
Kenneth Dale Anderson, a descendent of
John Charles Anderson, Jr., died November
24`h, 2006 in Kirkland Washington, surrounded
by his dear family. Ken Anderson loved his
family, his church, and flying.
He was born on May 26, 1942 in Tucson,
Arizona, the second son of George Edward and
Esther Jane Anderson. As a child he first
learned to love flying in his father’s small
plane. He attended both Amphi and Salpointe
High Schools and, later, the University of
Arizona. He seriously considered going into the
Air Force to become a pilot, before deciding to
pursue his career in aerospace engineering. He
married his high school sweetheart, Peggy
King, on May 30, 1964, and delighted in being
a father to his five children, Linda, Deb,
Michael, Laura, and David. Their youngest son,
John Peter, lived just three days, and died holding tight to his Daddy Ken’s finger.
Ken was determined and creative in all he
did, at various times in his life pursuing photography, art, guitar, piano, woodworking, fishing,
boating, camping, Search and Rescue, and
finally his love of flying.
As an aerospace engineer and, later, manager at Boeing Aircraft, Ken had the joy of working on the 747, 767, and 777, taking great
delight in his opportunities to go on delivery
flights to Thailand, Ethiopia, and Japan, among
other places. When he was forced to retire early
for health reasons, Ken responded by taking
flying lessons and beginning to build his own
plane, a Van’s RV9A. He joyfully soloed on
June 12, 2002.
Throughout his life, his spiritual strength
and wisdom grew to mighty proportions. He
was proud of his Native American heritage, an
enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi
Nation. He attended Potawatomi regional meetings whenever his health permitted and had
been asked to be a Regional Council representative, though his health problems prevented
this. He planned to become a Namer for his
tribe. Ken’s ancestor, Tussaint Tremblay, was
from Quebec; his name is found on the 1863
Potawatomi roll in Kansas.
Though he struggled with kidney failure,
heart disease, and many other ailments, Ken
rarely complained, and continued to pray for
others. He was and is an inspiration to all of us.
The day before he died, he prayed with several
of us in his hospital room, thanking God for the
Gift of Life, for making even the hard times
“do-able.” In every prayer he thanked God for
his family, friends, and his church community.
He delighted in his grandchildren, and, no
matter how sick he was, his face would light up
with a smile when he saw his beloved Jordan,
Amanda Rose, or Weston. He will be joyfully
watching over our recently born grandson
Joshua.
Besides his wife and his children, Ken is survived by his beloved brothers George (Elaine)
Anderson and Robert (Charlena) Anderson,
both tribal members, and many nieces and
nephews.
We will miss him greatly, but his love for us
is not taken away, only transformed. His spirit
soars free now, straight to God.
It is his last and greatest Solo Flight.
Patricia Sue (Dement) Cooper
Patricia Sue (Dement) Cooper passed away
on April 30, 2006 at her son Charles’ home,
with her family at her bedside. She was born on
May 8, 1940 in her grandparents’ home in
Sacred Heart, Oklahoma.
She was preceded in death by her parents,
Jack and Ethyl (DeLonais) Dement; an infant
brother; an adult brother, Jackie Dale Dement;
an infant daughter, Mary Elizabeth; and a
grandson, Joseph Dwayne.
Survivors are her children, Anita McKinney,
Rebecca Blake and her husband Rodney,
Charles McKinney, Theresa Lund and her husband Bill, and James Culwell Jr. and his wife
Shay; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; her sisters Faye Orr of Oklahoma City
and Delores Waggoner and her husband Ed of
Bethany, Oklahoma; her brother Carl Dement
and his wife Sue of Bridgeport, Texas; and
many nieces, nephews and friends. Her companion of the past 10 years, Roxie, a wirehaired terrier also survives.
Patricia was raised in Sacred Heart until
around nine years of age. She then lived in
Maysville, Oklahoma for a couple of years
because her father worked in the oilfields.
She worked as a nurse’s aide at Northwest
Nursing Center in Oklahoma City and in
Jacksboro, Texas, where her parents lived. She
helped take care of her mother until she passed
away. Then, she met and married Troy Cooper.
They lived in Jacksboro on a small acreage,
where they had a garden every summer and
“Momma” did some canning. She took care of
Troy until his death from cancer.
She moved back to Oklahoma City around
1999 and lived with her son, Charles, for about
a year. She then moved to California to help her
daughter, Theresa, take care of her mother-inlaw until she passed away. Following that, she
moved back to son Charles’ home until her own
death from cancer in April 2006.
Patricia Cooper was a very caring and loving
person who will be missed deeply each and
every day.
She was laid to rest in front of her greatgrandfather, John Shopwatuck in a small cemetery across the road from Sacred Heart Church
in Sacred Heart, Oklahoma.
Our Aunt Faye, her sister, was a great help
with taking her to doctors’ appointments and
treatment when we kids couldn’t take time
away from work.
“We miss you ‘Momma’.”
Medora L. ‘Kitty’ (Jones) Gunn
Medora L. ‘Kitty’ (Jones) Gunn, 76, of
Lydia Road, Rhode Island died on Wednesday,
December 6, 2006 at Kent Hospital. She was
the beloved wife of the late Aubrey ‘Peter’
Gunn. Born in Maud, Oklahoma, she was the
daughter of the late Travis and Edna (Martin)
Jones, Mrs. Gunn was a Community Living
Aide for the Ladd School in Exeter, Rhode
Island and RICLAS until her retirement.
She was the devoted mother of Linda L.
Burgess of North Kingstown, Rhode Island,
Brenda S. Cushing of Warwick, Rhode Island,
Norman Gosselin of Newport News, Virginia,
and the late Roy C. Gosselin. She was a loving
grandmother of 10 and the cherished greatgrandmother of two.
Relatives and friends were present for a visitation on Sunday, December 10, 2006 from 1
p.m. until 4 p.m. in the Urquhart-Murphy
Funeral Home, 800 Greenwich Avenue, Route
5, Greenwood, Rhode Island.
In lieu of flowers, gifts in her memory to
V.N.A. of Care New England Hospice, 51
Health Lane, Warwick, RI 02886 would be
appreciated.
Misty Dawn Orr McConnico
Misty Dawn Orr McConnico, 35, went to be
with the Lord
on April 18,
2007. She is
survived by her
h u s b a n d ,
Chuck, of the
home; her three
children,
Samantha,
Becky,
and
Josh; her mother, Barbara Orr;
her
brother
Dwayne;
her
grandmother
N e o m a
Baptiste; and numerous aunts, uncles, nephews,
nieces, and friends. She was preceded in death
by her father, Jerry Orr.
Misty grew up in Edmond, Oklahoma and
attended Edmond schools. She was currently
working on a Marketing degree at OSU/OkC.
She was a remarkable person who had overcome many difficulties in life and, because of
that, she was an inspiration to many others.
Misty had a warm personality that drew people to her and she had never met a stranger. She
made an impact on everyone who knew her.
She had a big heart and could be counted on to
help make things better for others.
She enjoyed fishing, cooking favorite foods
of others, and hunting for mushrooms. Misty
loved animals, especially her dogs, hairless
Fluffy and blind Bear. Misty had a good sense
of humor and always kept us on our toes. She
enjoyed life and lived it to the fullest, but she
left us much too soon. We will always love her
and miss her.
Misty was so appreciative of those who
helped her in special ways: her family and
friends, the Hope Center, Dr. Horowitz, and
many others. Her last act of generosity was to
become an organ donor.
A memorial service was held for Misty at
2:00 pm on Monday, April 23, 2007 at Baggerly
Funeral Home in Edmond.
Jana Striegel-Wilson
And look what you have! A handsome, bright
son!”
For 10 years, Jana battled the return of her
cancer with a stubborn ferocity while maintaining her passion for life, continuing to write,
staying active in writers’ groups, volunteering
at Tanner’s school, gardening, and celebrating
each day.
Jana leaves behind husband, Mark; adored
son, Tanner; mother, Jan Striegel; brothers,
Rick and Ron Striegel; and a host of valued and
faithful friends who admired her continuing
optimism, strength, and sense of humor.
A Celebration of Life gathering was held on
January 7, 2007. Contributions honoring Jana’s
life may be made to Society of Children’s Book
Writers and Illustrators of New Mexico,
(SCBWI NM), c/o Chris Eboch, P.O. Box 1084,
Socorro, NM 87801; or Friends of Dance, c/o
UNM Foundation, MSC07 4260, University of
New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131; or New
Mexico Cancer Center Foundation, 4901 Lang
Ave., Albuquerque, NM 87109.
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Fellow Citizen Potawatomi
We ask for your vote for Mrs. Bobbie
Bowden for Business Committee.
John A. Barrett - Tribal Chairman
Linda Capps - Vice Chairman
D. Wayne Trousdale - Secretary/Treasurer
Paul Schmidlkofer - Committeman
A Change Is Necessary For The Good Of Our Tribe
Keepers
of the Fire
.
Scholarships available
Jana Striegel-Wilson, dancer, writer, and
lover of life, passed away December 17, 2006
at age 51.
Born in Oklahoma City and a longtime
Albuquerque resident, Jana began dancing at
age three. Later she performed for regional ballet companies, musical theater, and Six Flags
Over Mid-America. She studied at the
International Ballet Seminar in Copenhagen
and
served
as
choreographer
and
producer/director for the Albuquerque and New
Mexico Junior Miss Scholarship program.
A University of New Mexico graduate, Jana
taught ballet, tap, and jazz in her own dance
studio and developed a class teaching preschoolers reading through movement. Holiday
House published her middle school novel
“Homeroom Exercise” in 2002. She was working on another middle school novel, “The Test,”
when she lost her 12-year battle with breast
cancer.
Diagnosed while pregnant with her son,
Tanner, Jana and her husband, Mark Wilson,
became pioneers when they elected to do
chemotherapy although advised against it. Her
successful pregnancy inspired her article for
The New York Times. MSNBC interviewed
Jana and Mark on their extraordinary decision.
A friend recently wrote, “Against incredible
odds, you chose to give your baby a chance at
life even when you knew the risks involved.
Dr. Michael Niles, a professor at Arizona
State University has made three “Keepers of the
Fire” scholarships available for Indian students
in the United States or Canada.
The “Keepers of the Fire Scholarship” is an
annual scholarship program that awards three
$500.00 scholarships. The scholarships are
given in honor of Dr. Niles' parents, Philip L.
and Esther J. Niles. Philip Niles, was an
enrolled tribal member of the Citizen
Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma (descended
from the Fox family clan) and dedicated his
professional life to helping many American
Indian tribes throughout the United States
through his employment with the Bureau of
Indian Affairs.
Dr. Niles said, “My father was very proud of
his ancestors and heritage. Even though he is
now deceased, being an enrolled member of the
Citizen Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma
myself, it is my way of supporting the education and capacity-building of the American
Indian/Indigenous student population.”
The scholarship is a one-time award of
$500.00. The recipients and non-awardees are
encouraged to re-apply in the following year
(fall 2008). The nominees must be an enrolled
tribal member of any American Indian tribe or
community in the United States or Canada.
Preference will be given to those who are
returning to their tribe following their college
graduation.
The application deadline is August 31, 2007.
Applicants should submit a letter of interest,
name, contact information, college major, academic level, and plans for after graduation from
college to Dr. Michael Niles, 1763 East Pinto
Drive, Gilbert, Arizona 85296.
The finalists for the scholarship will be
interviewed and awardees notified by
September 10, 2007.
Mrs. Bobbie Bowden
As the other Members of the Business Committee, we realize that
our unanimous decision to support a candidate other than Jim Snow
must only be if absolutely necessary. We sincerely believe it is. Our
prayers go with him for a change in his life. We wish him well.
We have no desire to dwell on the negative or talk about events that
are hurtful to others. We are choosing in this ad to speak about the
positive. That positive is Mrs. Bobbie Bowden's future service to the
Citizen Potawatomi Nation. It is a future full of promise.
She is, by far, the most qualified candidate running. She is an experienced, educated business woman, chosen for top management by a
large successful company. She has many years of experience in banking, real estate transactions, understanding legal documents, and managing personnel. All of this experience is valuable to all of the members of the Business Committee. All of this experience and talent will
be of great value to our Tribe.
We believe she will serve her people with honor and distinction. We
ask that you support her with your votes. Thank You.
Paid for by John A. Barrett
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Potawatomi Cornerstone: 2007 Founding Families
by Charles Clark
It's that time of year again when the Citizen
Potawatomi Nation honors a group from our 49
founding families at the Potawatomi Family
Reunion. This year we are proud to pay tribute
to the Johnson, Lafromboise, LaReau, LeClair,
Melott, Rhodd, Tescier, Weld, and Young families. This column has been dedicated to bringing you the history of our Nation and our families from the Great Lakes area, Kansas, and the
Potawatomi Reserve in Oklahoma; and a brief
history of the aforementioned families seems
appropriate for this edition. I apologize for the
brief synopses, every family deserves to have
their own article, but time and space constraints
only allow for an introduction. It should be
noted that the spelling of the names is from referenced historical sources.
The Johnson family history begins with
William, an English sea captain who sided with
the Americans during the Revolutionary War.
In 1815, William and his wife, Barbara, moved
to Washington D.C where he served as mayor.
Barbara gave birth to Jacob in 1823. He was
raised in an academic setting but chose to move
out west to California in 1848 in search of gold.
He laid claim to several mines but failed to produce any ore. He sold the mines and used the
money to establish a general store, becoming
quite successful in this endeavor.
Jacob’s younger brother, Andrew, caught up
several years later, and the two decided to move
to Kansas. With Andrew as the cook, Jacob
opened a restaurant in Indianola. It was there
that Jacob met Sophia Vieux, a Potawatomi. In
1856, they married and moved to the Vermillion
River where Jacob became a toll bridge collector for his father-in-law, Louis Vieux Sr.
It was in 1876 that the Johnson family took
Sophia's allotment in the Potawatomi Reserve
in Indian Territory. They settled near the Sacred
Heart Mission where Jacob built a cabin. He
spent his remaining years in much more prosperous circumstances than he would have had
he struck gold.
Jean Baptist Lafromboise and his wife
Genevieve Labissioniere were French
Canadians. When their sons, Alexis, Francois,
Claude, and Joseph, came of age, they moved to
Wisconsin to establish trading posts among the
DAVID BARRETT
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Grievance Committee, Position #2
A vote for David Barrett for Grievance Committee is a vote for:
Experience - Hard Work
Strong Leadership - Honesty
I am the incumbent candidate for this office and have served
the Nation with pride. I would greatly appreciate your continued
support. When grievances were filed recently, I “stepped to the
plate” and served fairly and objectively.
I earned my BBA degree from the University of Oklahoma in
Accounting and my master's degree in Business Administration
from Oklahoma City University. I served on the U.S.S. Durham
LKA-114 in the Navy as an electronic technician during the Vietnam
era.
I was born in Oklahoma City and have lived most of my life in
the Shawnee area. I have been married 36 years to Connie (Fry)
Barrett. We have two children, Allison Barrett and Chad Barrett.
And let's not forget our grandchild, Drake Alexander Barrett.
I have been in management positions working for these corporations: Kerr McGee Corporation, Windsor Door Company of
Oklahoma, and L & S Bearing. I served as a Financial Controller in
the following corporations: Worthington Pump, Oklahoma
Indians.
Alexis went to Milwaukee and became a
successful trader. Francois later joined him, and
the two went into business together. Alexis took
an Ottawa wife who gave him two sons, Jean
Baptist and Joseph. A short time later, Alexis'
wife died. He gave his part of the business to
Francois and moved to Mackinac where he
began another trading post.
Francois married a Potawatomi named
Shaw-we-no-qua and had a large family. Over
the years, Francois made a good life for himself
and his family. He decided to pull up roots, sold
his property and holdings, and moved to
Illinois, trading in and around Ft. Dearborn.
Francois saw trouble that was brewing at the
fort and moved his family out of the area the
night before the Ft. Dearborn massacre.
Unfortunately, he could not escape the trouble
he had experienced with a Winnebago and was
murdered in Hardscrabble.
Claude worked generally as a boatman in
Green Bay and married a Menominee. Joseph
owned a trading post in Mackinac and married
an Ottawa.
The LaReau family begins with Joseph, born
at Saint John in Quebec, he was the son of
Casimir and Marguerite. Joseph lived in Illinois
and Michigan before moving to Kansas. He
married Mary Anastasia Higbee in 1871 and
had seven children. They lived at St. Marys
Mission on the Kansas Reserve until they relocated to the Potawatomi Reserve in 1896 near
Pleasant Prairie.
Their oldest son, Joseph Alva, established a
livery stable and feed store, and Francis, nicknamed Cass, became a merchant in Wanette.
The LeClair family first settled in Montreal.
Antoine, born in 1766, moved to Michigan and
began his working career as a blacksmith. He
moved on as a trader, trading among the
Potawatomis at La Terre Couppe. He took a
Potawatomi wife named Moi-qua. In 1800, he
moved his family to near the mouth of the
Milwaukee River and established a trading
post.
The family was well known for their linguistic abilities, speaking most of the native
tongues of the area as well as French and
English. But it was not until Antoine's son’s
Liquefied Gas, and Goff
Corporation.
I have the training and
experience from working in
major corporations to render
decisions based on management by objectives, coupled with my knowledge of
internal auditing. My
accounting experience with
one of the United States’ Big
Eight accounting firms gives
me confidence in the factfinding process to render a
David Barrett
good decision.
I have served on the Board of Directors at First National Bank
since August 2002.
I was able to use my education to advance myself in the business world working for the other man. At the same time, I have
established myself as a profitable entrepreneur, which allows me to
be self-employed. I owned and operated Windsor Door Co. of
Kansas, of Great Bend, Kansas, from 1979 to 1993.
I am a member of the Bourassa family. My great-great-grandmother was Margaret Bourassa, “Muitoqua.” My grandmother was
Minnie Haas, who married a Barrett.
Paid for by David Barrett
(Antoine Jr) chance meeting with General
William Clark in 1812 that the family's talent
proved to most valuable. General Clark recruited Antoine Jr. as an interpreter for several treaty
negotiations and signings.
Antoine's brother, Pierre, an accomplished
linguist himself, served under John Kinzie at
Fort Dearborn. His skills were were put to the
test when he negotiated the surrender of the survivors of the Fort Dearborn massacre, including
John Kenzie and his family. He would later
become an interpreter for the Indian agency.
The Melot family was originally from
France. The first to sail overseas to North
America were Benedict Milot, his wife Mary
Ann Emily Varnereau-Milot, their sons, Claude
and Joseph, and daughters, Margaret and
Matilda. They arrived in New York City in
1831. It was there that they received their naturalization papers with the help of Peter Labadie,
a fellow Frenchman who vouched for the family. Soon after, they moved west to Michigan.
Claude married Francis Theresa Navarre, a
Potawatomi with French ancestry, April 21,
1850 at South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana. All
that is known about Joseph's first wife is that
she died shortly after their wedding. Joseph and
Claude, along with his wife Francis, moved to
Kansas sometime in the mid-to-late 1850s.
There, Joseph met and married his second wife,
Katherine Bergeron, half French and half
Potawatomi. Claude received an allotment on
the Kansas reserve and Joseph's wife received
one as well.
Joseph was with the first group of families
from Kansas to take up their allotments in the
new Potawatomi Reserve in 1868. The area was
hostile. Raids and danger abounded. All of the
families went back to Kansas with the exception of Joseph and his family. He built a twostory log cabin, located one mile south and a
half-mile west of present day Wanette.
Three years later, Joseph returned to Kansas
to bring back six more families. In the early
spring of 1871, Joseph returned with six new
families in 14 covered wagons, leading them to
an area called Pleasant Prairie. It was the second community established in the area after the
Civil War. These were the first permanent contingents of the Citizen Potawatomi Indians to
move to their allotments in the new reservation
area.
Waschowin, a Potawatomi, was a young girl
at the time of the forced march that relocated
hundreds of Potawatomis to the Kansas
Reserve. Little is known about Charles Rhodd,
or how he met Waschowin, but the two were
married and had four children: Mary,
Alexander, Charles Richard, and Elizabeth.
Mary was born in 1850 near Council Bluffs in
Iowa. Mary wed John Baptist Bruno and
moved to the new reserve after she received an
allotment.
When the Sacred Heart Mission was being
built, John helped with construction of the mission church and the other buildings. When the
great fire burned most of the mission in 1901,
John was there to help in the rebuilding
process.
Alexander was born in Iowa near Council
Bluffs and married Zoa Bourbonnais. A historical reference cites that Alexander was not
Charles’ and Waschowin’s son, but was under
their legal care. Charles and Elizabeth were
born on the Kansas Reserve.
The Tesciers come from a long line of fur
traders. In 1850s Kansas, the Tescier family
was one of a few that had any notable success
at this trade. John Isadore Tescier, whose mother was Elizabeth Catherine Bourbonee, was the
first Potawatomi to be baptized at Council
Bluffs, Iowa.
John married Alice May Smith, a descendant
of Antoine Ouilmette, in Kansas and moved to
their allotment in 1890. Their first house was
little more than a dugout; soon, however, they
built a house that would be home to 12 children: Clara, John, Pauline, Lilia, May, Agnes,
Hattie, Catherine, John William, Celestine
Senora, George Anthony, and Eliza Marriah.
The Weld family dates back to 1620 in
England. Coincidentally, the state seal of
Colorado is the same as the Weld family coat of
arms.
The Welds’ introduction into the Potawatomi
Indians began with the union of Mary Margaret
Ogee, a Potawatomi, and Hiram Weld. They
were married in the mid-1830s and moved to
present-day Silver Lake, Kansas. Hiram began
running a ferry business across the Kaw River
and opened up another ferry crossing near
Union Town. Together, they had eight children
before he drowned during a storm.
George L. Young, whose ancestry is traced
back to England, was born in Kentucky in
1832. Part of the westward expansion, he met
and married Josette Vieux on January 20, 1865
at Indianola, Kansas. Josette was the daughter
of Jacques Vieux Jr. and Liz Langier. A
Potawatomi Indian, her ancestry is traced back
to Onaugesa, Standing Land.
Though a non-Indian, Young played a significant part in the process of the treaties of 1861
and 1867. He was a member of the first
Business Committee that began in 1862, and sat
on the first Citizen Potawatomi Business
Committee in 1867.
He moved his family to the new Reserve in
Indian Territory in 1871, settling in Pleasant
Prairie. In 1877, he moved his family to their
allotment near Oberlin and later founded
Young's Crossing in 1893, establishing the first
general store there. This small community was
located about three miles west of the southeast
corner of the Reserve on Young’s son’s (George
Young Jr.) allotment. It became a principal
crossing along the South Canadian River, and
was an important center of commerce, supplying goods and services for those traveling westward along the California Trail. It was also
important to cattlemen driving their herds
across the river.
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Bailee earns
Nation’s small biz
gymnastics medals program is SBA
“Business Champ”
Bailee McCorkle
Bailee McCorkle, 7, a Citizen Potawatomi Nation member, has again earned
the title State Champion. McCorkle competed in the USAG Level 5 Arkansas State
Gymnastics meet in March in Forrest City.
This championship is McCorkle's second
consecutive win; she own in 2006 as Level
Four.
The balance beam is her favorite event
this year. However, vault remains her highest-scoring event. At the state meet,
McCorkle's vault score of 9.225 was higher than that of any of the seven-, eight- or
nine-year-olds who competed. She
amassed an all-around score of 35.875,
with beat the eight-year-old champion's
all-around score.
McCorkle continues to train at Flame
Gymnastics Academy in Fort Smith, under
the coaching of Stephani Jones and Sheena
Sturm.
In the 2006-07 school year, McCorkle
was a second-grader at Westwood Primary
in Greenwood, Arkansas. She is the daughter of Todd and Tresi McCorkle and the
granddaughter of Bill and Pat Fant of Fort
Smith and W.J. and Sherri McCorkle of
Greenwood. She is the great-granddaughter of Opal Bourbonnais Sullivan.
OKLAHOMA CITY - The U.S. Small
Business Administration (SBA) has named
Colleen J. Payne-Nabors 2007 Oklahoma Small
Business Person of the Year. Nabors is chief
executive officer of the MCI Diagnostic Center
in Tulsa. She was nominated for the award by
the employees of the MCI Diagnostic Center.
Kristi Renee Coker, executive director,
Citizen Potawatomi Community Develop-ment
Corporation, Shawnee; earned the Oklahoma
SBA office's Small Business Champion of the
Year award.
Coker, Nabors, and the other six state and
regional awards winners were recognized during a luncheon on Tuesday, May 22 at Rose
State College Student Center in Midwest City.
The guest speaker was Clifton L. Taulbert,
president and founder of the Building
Community Institute in Tulsa.
"Starting and expanding a small business is
not an easy endeavor, but it is one that can be
very rewarding. SBA is proud to recognize
these outstanding 2007 Oklahoma Small
Business award winners for their creativity,
commitment and community involvement,"
said Dottie Overal, SBA Oklahoma District
Director. "The strength of their work creates
growth in their company as well as growth in
the economy of the state."
Nabors was named top small business person in the state based on her company’s staying
power, growth in number of employees,
increase in sales, innovativeness of product,
and contributions to community-oriented projects.
Coker is the founding executive director of
the
Citizen
Potawatomi
Community
Development Corporation, a U.S. Depart-ment
of Treasury Certified Community Development
Financial Institution. It was chartered by the
Citizen Potawatomi Nation, headquartered in
Shawnee, to provide capital and technical assistance for projects that help create a healthy tribal economy.
Ms. Coker has long recognized the need for
training, technical assistance, loans, and financial education to help tribal and aspiring entrepreneurs achieve self-sufficiency. Because of
Ms. Coker's dedication, more than $7 million
dollars has been obtained from the federal government and private foundations. It has allowed
the CPCDC to provide more loans to Citizen
Potawatomi members and members of other
Native American nations.
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Leslie Deer profiled in Daily Oklahoman
To arTisT, dancing brings liberaTion
by Judy Gibbs Robinson, Daily
Oklahoman Staff Writer
It was quite a leap - no pun intended when Leslie Deer switched from the sedate,
traditional American Indian dance style she
grew up with to the exotic, athletic fancy
shawl dance.
The Muscogee (Creek) woman from
Shawnee, who works in the Citizen
Potawatomi Nation Job Pride Department,
was dancing across the continents in the late
1980s with the New York-based American
Indian Dance Theatre when the director asked
her to fill in for a fancy shawl dancer who
quit. “I really thought, ‘This is impossible - to
go from traditional dancing to hopping
around out there. I can't imagine,’” she said.
Other dancers were not much help: “They
used to tell me, ‘Just bounce around. Just
practice. Just listen to some music. That's all
we can really tell you.’ In a way, it's very individualistic,” Deer said. So she began what she
still calls “hopping around” and got hooked.
“I’ve been shawl dancing ever since,” she
said. “It’s kind of liberating to be able to get
in the arena and express yourself.”
The traditional and shawl dances are opposites in many ways: The oldest women’s
dance in modern competitions and the
youngest; the most uniform and the most freeform; the smallest range of movement and the
largest; one seemingly fixed in time and the
other still evolving.
The fancy shawl dance began sometime in
the 1950s or 1960s, according to Indian
Country Today’s Pow Wow magazine. The
way Deer heard the story, two traditional
northern dancers faced off to break a tie at a
competition. “At some point in the song, one
of the women took her shawl off her arm and
wrapped it around her and began to do some
little fancy things with her feet to try to outshine the other one,” Deer said.
Young girls quickly adopted the changes,
added new ones and developed a new outfit
with a beaded cape and flared skirt because
the traditional, T-shaped dress did not accommodate the new moves.
Elders initially disapproved, but their
opposition gradually died out, Deer said.
Today, the fancy shawl dance is popular at
competitions throughout the country, not just
in the north, where it originated. “It’s still
evolving, still changing,” Deer said. “Over
the years, it became more aerobic. Our regalia
became a little more dazzling. We use rhinestones and sequins now and neon-colored fabrics.”
The beaded capes or yokes take hundreds
of hours to complete. Deer borrowed the
regalia at first, but then made her own during
a six-week break between tours. A friend
showed her how. “I got one quick lesson and
I was on my way,” Deer said. “I was beading
from 7 a.m. to 4 a.m. I'd sleep a few hours and
get up and do it again.”
Today, she has two beaded capes, which
she mixes and matches with different dresses
and shawls. She is working on a third between
adding and replacing other accessories.
“About the time you think you have completed all your accessories, your moccasins get a
hole. It's like a never-ending cycle,” Deer
said.
She left the American Indian Dance
Theater in 1999 and now works as a job trainer for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, competing when she can at intertribal powwows
like the Red Earth festival early in June each
year in Oklahoma City. She also performs
with the Oklahoma Fancy Dancers, a group of
former powwow champions who visit
schools, libraries, and corporate meetings to
share their Indian culture.
“Visualize a butterfly,” drummer Steve
Littleman told a group of Parmelee School
fourth-graders before Deer demonstrated the
fancy shawl dance recently at Southern Oaks
Library, 6900 S Walker in Oklahoma City.
With her purple, fringed shawl spread like
wings, Deer kicked, skipped, high-stepped,
and twirled, her deerskin moccasins just inches from the front row of students.
“I love performing for kids,” Deer said
later. She spent her own childhood in the San
Francisco Bay area but returned to her mother’s native Oklahoma to attend college. She
planned to go to law school after graduating
from the University of Oklahoma in 1988
with a degree in public administration. But a
chance meeting led to a job co-hosting an
Indian radio program in California. That led
to a backstage interview with the director of
the American Indian Dance Theater, who
offered her a job.
A month later, after learning the difference
between stage left and stage right, she was in
Paris performing with the 26-member troupe.
“After that, I was hooked,” she said. So, when
the director asked her to replace a fancy shawl
dancer, Deer figured it was just part of the
job. She did not expect to adopt it as her own
dance and take it to powwows, but a friend
convinced her that was the only way to get
good.
“You can’t just practice in your living
room or the hotel room wherever we are on
tour. You have to take it to the arena,” she
said.
After more than a decade as a fancy shawl
dancer, Deer wonders if the time will come
when she decides to leave the athletic moves
to younger women. “At some point, I may
have to change styles - go back to where I
started,” she said.
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LPD led by Citizen Potawatomi member
OBN Partners with Chickasaw Lighthorse Police
Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics Director R.
Darrell Weaver and Chickasaw Lighthorse
Police Chief Jason O’Neal, a member of the
Citizen Potawatomi Nation, signed a historic
cross-deputation agreement Thursday, May 24
in the Blue Room of the Oklahoma State
Capitol. Individual officers of the LPD and the
OBN will be issued special law enforcement
commissions under the agreement, granting
each equal law enforcement authority on or off
Indian land.
“This agreement marks a major milestone in
tribal-state relations which will benefit every
citizen in the
state,” said Bill
A n o a - t u b b y,
Governor of the
Chickasaw
N a t i o n .
“Combining the
talents of these
Lighthorse Police Chief
fine officers and
Jason O’Neal, a CPN memother resources
ber, is sworn in by Chickof these agenasaw Gov. Bill Anoatubby.
cies will multiply the effectiveness of their efforts.”
This agreement is the first of its kind
between an American Indian police department
and a state law enforcement agency. The goal of
the agreement is to eliminate jurisdictional
uncertainties which can benefit criminals.
Many of these jurisdictional issues were
highlighted in a recent report by Amnesty
International titled “Maze of Injustice: The failure to protect Indigenous women from sexual
violence in the USA.” The report noted that
“complicated jurisdictional issues can significantly delay and prolong the process of investigating and prosecuting crimes of sexual violence.”
O’Neal pointed out that many of the same
jurisdictional issues could hinder drug investigations and prosecutions. “Criminals do not
recognize jurisdictional lines, whether they are
state, county, or tribal,” said O’Neal. “Now law
enforcement officers of these two agencies can
stop those who prey on our communities,
friends, and family without hesitating.”
Chief O’Neal added, “Today we send a message to those who manufacture, distribute or
Shown in the Oklahoma Capitol Blue
Room are (front row, left to right) OBNDDC
Director Darrell Weaver, Oklahoma Lt. Gov.
Jari Askins, Chickasaw Nation Lt. Gov.
Jefferson Keel, and Chickasaw Nation Chief
of Police Jason O’Neal, an enrolled member
of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.
possess illegal drugs, that they may no longer
use jurisdiction limitations to avoid law
enforcement.”
A uniform cross deputation agreement created and signed by state and tribal leaders in 2005
provides a framework to enable all law enforcement officers in the state to make lawful arrests
inside and outside Indian Country within the
state of Oklahoma. While the agreement applies
to all law enforcement agencies in the state, the
special law enforcement commissions must be
issued before law enforcement officers are
authorized to take action in the jurisdiction of
another agency.
The LPD and several local law enforcement
agencies have signed agreements and crosscommissioned officers. These include the
Pontotoc County Sheriff’s Department, the
22nd District Attorney’s Office, and the Roff,
Allen, and Stonewall Police Departments,
among others.
“We are working with agencies in each of
the 13 counties to help them understand the
benefits and opportunities of cross-deputation
and the special law enforcement commissions,”
said Chief O’Neal. “Many of those we have
talked with have been very receptive to the
idea, and we hope to exchange commissions
with more of them in the near future.”
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CPN member Aiken is ordained
Future Deacon Guided by Faith
by Michael Andersen, Vancouver, Washington Columbian
Scott Aiken’s hands are steepled, fingertips
touching. His thumbs are crossed, left over
right, the way he learned when he was young,
the way a billion other Christians are folding
them this evening. It’s Good Friday, and
Aiken’s cell phone is set to “vibrate.” Over his
work clothes, he’s slipped a white linen alb, the
sacred garment described in 818 by Maurus
Rabanus, the sixth Archbishop of Mainz.
Aiken, 40, is tallish and blue-eyed, with the
soot-black hair of his Potawatomi grandfather.
He’s walking slowly down the aisle at St.
Joseph Catholic Church, just off Andresen
Road in south-central Vancouver. Five hundred
eyes flip toward him for a moment, then away.
Some know him, some don’t. He’s just another
part of tonight’s service.
For Aiken, this is where heaven touches
earth: the tiny, the ancient and the familiar. But
this Easter is more than just the high point of
the liturgical calendar for Aiken, the day his
church celebrates the resurrection of Jesus
Christ and welcomes its new members. As the
Vancouver father of four and manager at
Portland’s office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
helped his church’s 30 inductees prepare for
their first Easter Week among the laity, he’s
been quietly preparing for his last.
Aiken is scheduled to be ordained in
November as a deacon at St. Joseph, one of 27
men across Western Washington to join the
Catholic Church’s lowest order of clergy.
A willing sacrifice
Rewind a few hours, to 6 p.m. on Friday.
Aiken was sitting at a folding table in the
church’s social room, discussing the Eucharist
over cold pizza from the afternoon’s rehearsal.
Ordination as a deacon requires three years’
study of Catholicism. It was showing.
“The sacraments bring graces that are constantly and ever before us,” Aiken said calmly,
as if he was talking about the temperature
instead of Holy Communion. “It’s a public
event, not a private event.”
A deacon, he explained, is essentially a volunteer who serves as a public face of the
church. Aside from an obligation never to
remarry if his wife dies, the work will require
about 10 to 15 hours a week for the rest of his
life. He’ll coordinate service efforts, compose
sermons and administer communion to
Catholics in the hospital.
Aiken was listing the sacraments a deacon is
allowed to conduct - marriages, funerals and
baptisms, the public ones - when something
caught his eye. “Hey, Babes,” Aiken interjected, snapping his fingers and using his infant
son’s Spanish nickname. “Don’t scrape your
head on the floor, sweetie.”
Aiken has spent a lifetime hovering between
faith and family, and he knows he’s about to
shift the balance further. It’s a sacrifice he and
Scott Aiken, 40, pauses before the start of
the Easter Vigil. Aiken is in the process of
becoming a deacon at St. Joseph Catholic
Church in Vancouver. (Janet L. Mathews/The
Columbian)
his family are willing to give each other, he said
- a sacrifice he believes will intertwine their
lives with Catholics throughout history. “No
matter how poor the community’s been, it’s
been in the Church that they invest their
wealth,” he said. “Their money, their children,
their family.”
Aiken wouldn’t have had a family from
which to sacrifice time if he’d become a priest,
as he considered after his grandfather died during his senior year of high school. A different
sacrament intervened. When he married his
wife, Brenda, a few days after her high school
graduation, their church was still draped with
Easter banners.
Six years later, another Easter season
brought a different ritual. A few weeks after the
holiday in 1995, just after the pair had moved to
Arcata, Calif., their first daughter was stillborn.
It was the way the young couple joined the
local church, Aiken said.
“I literally looked in the phone book, and the
priest came and buried our child, and we came
into the community,” Aiken said. “Numb as we
were, we could connect into it.” Aiken had
never doubted his faith more. For two years, he
said, he and his wife simply went through the
motions of worship. And one day, he said, they
realized how valuable those motions had
become.
“There’s a human need for structure,” he
said. “The grace and the sacraments we had all
along became more visible to us.”
It’s the memory of that pain, he says, that
drives his desire to help guide other Catholics
through the rituals of their own faith. “Anyone
could be suffering that and worse,” he said.
Catholics no longer teach that unbaptized
infants become trapped in a limbo between
heaven and hell, Aiken said. Instead, he
believes, those who die yearning for salvation
are saved. It’s a faith he bases on the principles
of the Second Vatican Council, the conference
that revolutionized the Catholic Church in the
1960s. The same one that ended a few months
before Aiken was born.
FireLake Grand’s Amy Tall Chief
Filmmaker Targets Native American Stereotypes
Amy Tall Chief
by Paul Fairchild
(Editor’s note: In its February 2007
edition, Shawnee Outlook, formerly
Shawnee Shopper, reported on FireLake
Grand Casino Events Coordinator Amy
Tall Chief’s other career, as a filmmaker.
Ms. Tall Chief is the daughter of
immensely popular pow wow announcer
Tim Tall Chief, who announces the CPN
Family Reunion Festival. She is the
granddaughter of George Tall Chief, who
served as Principal Chief of the Osage
Nation for eight years and later for three
years as President of the Osage Nation.)
In the early years of America’s western
expansion, the Osage were well known for
the ferocity with which they defended their
lands against invaders. The Osage lost that
battle, forced by the American government
to disperse to reservations - a sad, embarrassing chapter of American History.
Today’s Osage fight a new but equally
important battle, a cultural war and a war
of misinformation.
Shawnee resident Amy Tall Chief is one
member of the new generation of warriors.
While the battlefield has moved from the
forests and plains of Missouri to the
American cultural landscape, Tall Chief
fights with the ferocity of her ancestors.
But while they fought with guns, she
wields a different weapon - a film camera.
Her first film, “Plastic Warriors,”
debuted in 2004. It’s been lighting up the
independent film circuit for the past two
years. It is a blistering attack on Native
American stereotypes along with being an
unvarnished appeal for understanding and
respect. Even at a short 26 minutes,
“Plastic Warriors” could be the most
important film you see this year.
“Plastic Warriors,” a documentary
exploring the reactions of five Native
Americans to stereotypes, grabs the viewer’s attention from the first scenes like a
shot from a rifle. It’s specific target: Native
American stereotypes used in commercial
America. Been to a grocery store lately?
Maybe you noticed these on the shelves:
Calumet baking powder, Land O’Lakes
butter, Argo corn starch, or, the worst
offender, Crazy Horse beer.
These goofy, half-baked, clumsy marketing images, stereotypes all of them,
seem harmless to many. But, each and
every one of them throws down another
obstacle for Native American efforts to
present themselves as people, not cartoons.
Here’s what Tall Chief wants you to take
away from her film: Polluting American
culture with stereotypes in order to sell a
product is every bit as harmful as polluting, say, a river to make and sell a product.
“Part of my focus has always been cultural education,” notes Tall Chief, “and
culture’s a big part of my life. I wanted to
do a project with a focus on Native
Americans, and I like documentaries. So, I
decided that I’d let some Native
Americans explain their perspectives on
stereotypes.
“Stereotypes are bullet points of misinformation that appear throughout
American society a relentlessly fed to people because we live in formation glut.”
“Plastic Warriors” has garnered a lot of
attention from the independent film community. It played at several major independent film festivals, including Arlene’s
Grocery Picture Show, where it pulled in
the Best Document Short Award. It has
also been screened at New York’s New
Film Makers Festival; the United Nations’
4th Annual Human Rights Film Festival in
Los Angeles; California’s 12th Annual
Women of Color Film and Video Festival;
the 4th Annual “Blowin’ Up a Spot!”
Festival in Austin; the 2nd Annual SWIFT
Enjoy stimulating interviews on “The Native
American Speaks” on KGFF-AM (1450), KOKC-AM
(1520), or the Public Information Department page on
www.Potawatomi.org.
CPN member tops graduating class
Patrick (P.J.) Kennedye was selected a
2007 Valedictorian for Mount Saint Mary
High School in Oklahoma City. A descendent of the Peltier/Bohner family and a
registered tribal member, he is the son of
Criston Kennedye and grandson of Marian
Keef.
Kennedye was selected a school winner
for the Principal’s Leadership Award
Program and Outstanding Senior Boy. He
earned the highest scores for AP Calculus,
AP Physics, AP Government, and French
II, as well as many other awards for his
Festival in Albuquerque; and the
Smithsonian National Museum of the
American Indian Film and Video Festival
in New York City.
“Plastic Warriors” is Tall Chief’s latest
labor of love, a natural outgrowth of her
long-time interest in filmmaking and theater. Tall Chief is a rare filmmaking triplethreat. She acts, directs, and writes. Over
the course of her career she has appeared
in a number of well-known films and television series, from the Will Smith vehicle
“Hitch” to popular shows such as “Rescue
Me,” “‘The Sopranos,” “Walker, Texas
Ranger,” and “Dangerous Curves.” She
caught the eye of recording artist Shaggy
and appeared in his video, “The Strength
of a Woman.”
Tall Chief is splitting time between
writing and producing and her responsibilities as Events Coordinator at the Citizen
Potawatomi Nation’s popular FireLake
Grand Casino.Her latest feature, “Ki-HiKa Ste’,” a documentary chronicling the
contributions of the Tall Chief family to
the settlement of Osage County,
Oklahoma, enters post-production in 2007.
Tall Chief is also working on her first
narrative screenplay, “TANA,” a film that
tracks the story of a young Osage ballerina
and her journey from the Reservation to
performing in the New York City Ballet.
Tall Chief isn’t slowing down any time
soon: “I would just love to be the first
Native American filmmaker to make some
really good films - documentaries, feature
documentaries, and narrative features - and
just get Native Americans into the mainstream.”
leadership and service to the community.
In recognition of his achievements,
Kennedye was awarded the American
Indian Scholarship at Oklahoma City
University, an Oklahoma Academic
Scholarship, the Charles E. Theole
Scholarship, and the National Honor
Society Scholarship. He received early
acceptance into University of Notre Dame
but chose to stay in Oklahoma and attend
Oklahoma City University.
Family members added a hearty
“Congratulations, P.J.!”
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2007 Family Reunion Festival Schedule of Events
Friday, June 29, 2007
6:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
Wellness Center Open House (Until 6:00 p.m.)
Registration Begins at Pow Wow Grounds
Children’s Fingerprinting - Reunion Hall North (Until 5:30 p.m.)
Tribal Heritage Family & Veterans Interviews - Heritage Center
Photo and Document Scanning - Heritage Center
Founding Family Film Festival - Heritage Center
Bingo and Youth Arts & Crafts (until 11:30 a.m.) - Tribal HQ
Kiddie Land & Petting Zoo - Pow Wow Grounds
Swimming Pool at Pow Wow Grounds Opens (Until 9:00 p.m.)
Softball Tournament Sign-Up (14 & older) - Softball Fields
Potawatomi Creation Story in Potawatomi & English - Heritage Center’s Pocket Theater
12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
Swimming Pool at Tribal Headquarters Opens (Until 6:00 p. m.)
Vendors Arts & Crafts and Food Booths Open - Pow Wow Grounds
Community Development Corporation, CPN Housing Authority,
Consumer Credit Counseling Service, and First National Bank
Booths Open - Reunion Hall South (Until 7 p.m.)
Potawatomi Language Class - Reunion Hall North
Teenage Pool Tournament (15 and up) - South of FireLake Discount Foods
Youth Arts & Crafts (Until 4:30 p.m.) - Tribal Headquarters
Children’s Activities/Chess and Checkers (14 & under)- Tribal HQ
Chess Tournament - Pow Wow Grounds
Health Aid Foundation Information Booth - Reunion Hall South (Until 8 p.m.)
Appliqué Beadwork Class - Employment & Training Conference Room
5:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
Dinner (Until 7:30 p.m.) - Pow Wow Grounds
Cultural Heritage Center Closes for the Night
Dominoes Tournament - Pow Wow Grounds
Horseshoes Tournament - Between FDF parking lot and the Creek
Swimming Pool at Tribal Headquarters Closes for the day
Traditional Hand Games - Round House/Pow Wow Grounds
Checkers Tournament - Pow Wow Grounds
Dance Under the Stars & Karaoke/Live DJ - South of FDF
Registration for Night Golf Begins - FireLake Golf Course
CPN Member Brandon Pruitt Concert (Must be 21) - FireLake Grand Casino
Country & Western Dance - Reunion Hall South
Night Golf/Scramble - FireLake Golf Course
Pool at Pow Wow Grounds closes for the day
Saturday, June 30, 2007
7:00 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
and Document-Scanning/Family Research (Until 10:30 a.m.) Heritage Center
Voting opens (until 2:00 p.m.) - Tribal Court at Tribal HQ
Tribal Rolls opens for photo IDs and Genealogy - Heritage Center
FireLake Wellness Center Open House (Until 3:00 p.m.)
Breakfast - Pow Wow Grounds (Until 9:00 a.m.)
Registration for Golf Tournament Begins - FireLake Golf Course
Festival Registration (Until 8:00 p.m.) - Reunion Hall South
Booth Opens (Until 3:00 p.m.) - Reunion Hall South
Tribal Veterans’ Meeting - Heritage Center
Sacred Heart Bus Tour - Heritage Center Parking Lot, West Side
Golf Tournament/Four-person Teams - FireLake Golf Course
Vendors Arts & Crafts and Food Booths Open - Pow Wow Grounds
Fry Bread Competition (16 & Older) - Pow Wow Grounds
Health Fair (Until 3:00 p.m.) - Health Services
Johnson, Melott, Young, and Lafromboise Family Interviews/Photos
Hand Sewn Appliqué Class - Employment & Training Conference Room
Caring for Your Feet Class (Until 2:00 p.m.) - Wellness Center
Health Aids Foundation Information Booth - Reunion Hall South (Until 6:00 p.m.)
10:00 a.m
3-on-3 Basketball Tournament (15 and older) - Pow Wow Grounds
Softball Tournament - Fields South of FireLake Discount Foods
Swimming Pool at Pow Wow Grounds Opens (Until 5:00 p.m.)
Youth 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament (14 & under) - Tribal HQ
Youth Arts & Crafts (until 11:30 a.m.) - Tribal Headquarters
Kiddie Land - Pow Wow Grounds
Petting Zoo and Rides - Pow Wow Grounds
Trail of Death Movie - Potawatomi Church Building
Potawatomi Migration Story in Potawatomi & English - Heritage Center’s Pocket Theater
Swimming Pool Opens (Until 5:00 p.m.) - Tribal Headquarters
Youth Coloring Contest (14 & under) - Tribal Headquarters
Archery Tournament - West of Pow Wow Grounds
10:30 a.m.
Higbee, Rhodd, Bruno, Weld Family Interviews/Photo and DocumentScanning/Family Research (Until 12:00 p.m.) - Heritage Center
11:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
Youth Softball Throwing Contest (14 & under) - Tribal Headquarters
Lunch (Until 1:00 p.m.) - Pow Wow Grounds
1:00 p.m.
Potawatomi Language Class - Reunion Hall North
Trail of Death Movie - Potawatomi Church Building
Pow Wow Dance Lessons - Between Reunion Halls North & South
Youth Arts & Crafts (until 4:00 p.m.) - Tribal Headquarters
1:30 p.m.
LeClair, Slavin, Hardin, LaReau, Smith Family Interviews/Photo and
Document-Scanning/Family Research (Until 2:45 p.m.) - Heritage Center
3:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
General Council - Heritage Center
Gourd Dancing - Round House
Dinner (Until 7:30 p.m.) - Pow Wow Grounds
Cultural Heritage Center Closes for the Night
Grand Entry/Dance - Pow Wow Grounds
5:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
Lewis, Tescier, Nadeau, Darling Family Interviews/Photo and DocumentScanning/Family Research (Until 1:30 p.m.) - Heritage Center
Sunday, July 1, 2007
7:00 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
Traditional Ceremonies - Prayer Circle/Sharp House
Breakfast (Until 9:00 a.m.) - Pow Wow Grounds
Booths Open (Until 12:00 p.m.) - Reunion Hall South
Sacred Heart Bus Tour - Heritage Center Parking Lot, West Side
Youth Arts & Crafts (until 11:30 a.m.) - Tribal Headquarters
Kiddie Land - Pow Wow Grounds
Sacred Heart Bus Tour - Heritage Center parking lot
Swimming Pool at Pow Wow Grounds Open (Until 2:00 p.m.)
Church Services - Church just north of Health Clinic
Lunch (Until 1:00 p.m.) - Pow Wow Grounds
Cultural Heritage Center Closes for Weekend
Mini-Putt Tournament - FireLake Mini-Putt/Pow Wow Grounds
Volleyball - Grandstand Area/Pow Wow Grounds
Free Gathering trip
bus seats available
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation will
provide free bus transportation to the
Annual “Gathering of the Nations” for
tribal members and their immediate families. A chartered bus will leave the
Potawatomi Nation headquarters, 1601 S.
Gordon Cooper Drive in Shawnee, at 6:00
a.m. on Tuesday, August 7, 2007.
Gathering dates are August 9-12, 2007.
The bus will leave to return home on
Sunday, August 12, 2007.
A $50 per-passenger refundable deposit
is required. Tribal members who attend the
Gathering will be responsible for their own
food, lodging, and incidentals expenses.
To reserve a seat on the bus or obtain
more information, please call Cathie
Hanson at 275-3121 ext. 1434 or 800-8809880.There is limited seating available.
The deadline for reservations is 5:00 p.m.
on Monday, July 16, 2007.
Lisa’s Marvelous Week
The two sides of CPN member Lisa
Holeman -scholar and athlete- were on display during the first week in May, when she
graduated college with honors and earned AllConference honors in track and field.
The 2007 Gathering will be hosted by
the Forest County Potawatomi Community at Crandon, Wisconsin. Anyone
wanting more information can call Kevin
Jacobson at 715-275-3092 or 715-7773091.
Lisa Holeman, a member of the Citizen
Potawatomi Nation and a descendent of Kate
Yott of the 1887 roll, had a memorable week in
early May. On May 5, Lisa graduated from
Western State College with a Bachelors of Arts
in Biology. She received Cum Laude honors
and will be attending the University of
Oklahoma Medical School in the fall of 2007.
From May 6 through May 8, Holeman competed in the Rocky Mountain Athletic
Conference track and field meet. She earned
first-team all-conference honors as a result of
her efforts. She placed first in the heptathlon
and the 100-meter hurdles and third in the 400meter hurdles.
She was second team all-conference with a
fourth-place finish in the high jump. And, she
was a member of the 4x400 meter relay team
that placed third in the meet.
Holeman competed in the NCAA Division II
track and field meet in Charlotte, North
Carolina from Thursday, May 24 through
Saturday, May 26. Going into the national
championship meet, Holeman, on the Division
II national performance list, was ranked second
in the heptathlon with a personal best score of
4966; tenth in the high jump with a best jump of
5’8.5”, and 30th in the 100-meter hurdles with
a fastest time of 14.58 seconds.
After finishing 10th in the heptathlon on
Friday, May 25, Holeman finished 15th in the
high jump with a leap of 5’5”. In the heptathlon, she finished with 4,701 points, while
Abilene Christian's Jessica Withrow won the
event with 5,041 points.
Marian Keef for Grievance Committee
Experience:
Grievance Committee, 1995-1997
Oklahoma Indian Legal Services Board Member, 1995-2000
Attorney, Oklahoma City, OK - Indian Law, Employment Law, Personal Injury Law in addition
to providing EEO investigations and workplace training to public and private employers.
Personal Information: Born and raised in Oklahoma; BFA in Art Education from University of
Oklahoma and Juris Doctor from Oklahoma City School of Law.
Marian is one of nine children born to Eugene Flanagan and Mary Catherine Janes Flanagan.
As descendants of Alexander Peltier, Jr., Mary Catherine and her two sisters, Ruth and Velma,
lived at St. Elizabeth's Academy for Indian Children in Purcell, Oklahoma until graduation from
high school. Their brother, Walter Janes, lived at Sacred Heart Mission. All taught their children
the value of education and set an example of high standards, great moral values, and respect for
elders.
EXPERIENCED * DEDICATED * OBJECTIVE
Marian Keef
Thanks for Your Vote - Marian Keef
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Potawatomi Mailbag
Dear Mr. Clark.
I want to express my gratitude for the funding that I have received each semester for the
past four years as I continued my education. I
am proud to say that I recently graduated from
Northeastern State University with a
Bachelors degree in Secondary Mathematics
Education.
I am currently finishing my internship at
Morris High School. I expect to be hired this
summer as a high school mathematics teacher
for the 2007-08 school year. Upon completing
my residency program, I plan to attend graduate school, aspiring towards a Masters degree
in education.
Because of your support, I may be a positive influence to society by educating and
preparing the future leaders of America. Your
assistance contributed greatly to my success
and I am genuinely thankful.
Also, on behalf of others, thank you for
providing the support and resources so that
students of the Potawatomi Nation may continue their education.
Sincerely,
Jaclyn Ward
Oktaha, Oklahoma
Citizen Potawatomi Nation,
I am writing this letter as a thank you for
the support in furthering my education. I greatly appreciate your help financially. I am happy
to say that I am a citizen of the Potawatomi
Nation. I am currently a freshman at Iowa
Central Community College and plan on continuing my schooling to become a special education teacher. Like I said before it was greatly appreciated and became very helpful.
Thank You,
Leah VanVacter
Dear Scholarship Committee,
Thank you so much for the scholarships
you have given me. They are giving me the
opportunity to fulfill my dream of becoming
an occupational therapist.
Sincerely,
Meghan Grose
Thomas, Oklahoma
I would like to express my thanks for the
scholarships you have provided. You have
helped to make it possible for me to continue
my education at the University of Oklahoma.
Sincerely,
Blake Higley
Amarillo, Texas
Thanks so much for the money that you
recently sent to go toward our son's housing
for college. This helps so much in achieving
his college education. We appreciate your support. Thanks again!
Nancy and Neil Hazelbaker
Twin Falls, Idaho
Zach and Zane Johnston
Dear Potawatomi Scholarship Fund,
We are writing to thank you for the housing
assistance and tuition scholarships we
received. CPN’s generosity has made it possible for us to continue our education and play
baseball together for four more years. This
also is accepted in great honor and in memory
of our great-grandmother Cizerie Cote’
(Marquis role #10949).
Zach and Zane Johnston
Ionia, Michigan
Dear Mr. Charles Clark,
I am writing this letter to express my sincerest thanks to the Potawatomi tribe for providing a scholarship for me to continue my
education. Receiving this scholarship motivates me to continue to strive for excellence. I
am in my third semester of graduate school,
and this scholarship support has enabled me to
concentrate more on schoolwork without having to worry about finances.
The tribe’s generosity has made a profound
impact on my life and I am truly grateful to be
the recipient of your scholarship. Receiving
this scholarship is of tremendous benefit to
me.
I also want to extend my appreciation for
the student housing assistance.
Thank you once again for your contributions.
Yours truly,
Angie Amparano
Elmore City, Oklahoma
Dear Citizen Potawatomi Nation,
I want to say “Thank you” and show my
utmost appreciation for the scholarship you
gave me. I am very grateful for the generosity
and support as I make my way through college, pursuing a degree in Political Science. So
far, it’s going well at Kansas State. I'm a jury
member for my dorm, president of my floor,
and a reporter for a TV sports show. Once
again, thank you for all that you've done for
me.
Sincerely,
Zack Pistora
Vice Chairman’s Column
Our readers can readily see by the main
article on the front page of this issue of the
HowNiKan just how important the present
time is for our Nation. We are on the
threshold of exciting change for Citizen
Potawatomi Nation members. It is a time
that presents an opportunity for our members to finally have a broader representation in the Nation's governmental process.
What a proud time for a Nation of great
people! I strongly encourage you to register to vote for the upcoming constitutional
amendment.
This very morning I visited by phone
with the spouse of a tribal member who is
extremely thankful that his wife and children are members of the Citizen
Potawatomi Nation. There is a lot to be
said for faithful spouses and other relatives
of our members. So often that same "pride
of ownership" is displayed as much by relatives as by the tribal members themselves. That is what makes the pending
family reunion festival so inviting. It is a
very special time set aside for being with
family, enjoying the fellowship of other
tribal families, and participating in the traditions that have evolved in our own time.
As a leader of this great Nation, I am
thankful for the improvements that we
have seen over the past year…the opening
of the Grand Casino, the increase in the
college scholarships, doubling the burial
policy, and the increase in employment.
These are but a few of our improvements.
Vice Chairman Linda Capps
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation is truly
blessed to be experiencing this time of
growth. It has not happened on its own.
The Nation's strength has developed due to
its leadership, competent workforce, and
the great people within its tribal membership.
At this year's family reunion festival,
may you feel the excitement at of a Nation
that has thus progressed and bloomed, but
has just begun to succeed!
Thank you for allowing me to be your
Vice Chairman. May the Lord bless each
of you.
Linda Capps
Vice Chairman
The CPN Office of Environmental Health
Water & Septic System Assistance Program
Water and sewer system installation for Native Americans
Call the OEH for information or assistance
Telephone number 405-878-4672
Fax number 405-878-4678
Requirements....
1. CDIB card indicating affiliation with a federally recognized
tribe
2. Copy of a Warranty Deed
3. A Photo ID
4. Residence in Pottawatomie, Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma, or
Logan county
Cultural Heritage Center
and
Firelake gifts
call Cindy Stewart at 405-878-5830.
The Collections Corner
Cultural Heritage Center
Happenings
by Cindy Stewart, CHC Manager
and Executive Assistant to the Director
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center
was dedicated on January 6, 2006. The magnificent state-ofthe-art, 36,000-square-foot structure houses many of the
Potawatomi Nation’s archival and artifact treasures. The
Nation’s Museum, Research Library, Archives, Family
Research Center, Veterans’ Wall of Honor, Tribal Heritage
Project, Long Room Events Center, FireLake Gifts, and Tribal
Rolls are all located in the CPN Cultural Heritage Center.
Museum
There are many exciting things going on with the CPN
Museum. If you haven’t been in since May 19, 2007, you’re in
for a surprise. You’ll just have to come see for yourself. For
those of you who can’t join us for the Family Reunion Festival
the last weekend of June, we’ll share it with you in the next
HowNiKan.
Come experience the ‘big open history book’ with walls
filled with history in the form of text and photos. Follow the
timeline and discover historical events of the Potawatomi people. Experience for yourself a portion of what your ancestors
endured.
by Stacy Pero, Collections
Manager
Artifacts
With an artifact inventory of more than 300 objects, as the
CPN Collections Manager, I ensure that the Nation’s treasures
are properly cleaned, stored and preserved using museum-standard methods. Deterioration of an object is inevitable; my duty
is to slow that process as much as possible. All objects are
properly recorded, documented, and tracked using Past Perfect
Museum Software, which is standard software.
Museum certification from the AAM (American Association
of Museums) will allow us to receive, on loan, artifacts from
other accredited institutions (e.g. Smithsonian Institution). We
are currently pursuing this accreditation. Overall, my responsibilities include ensuring that the CPNCHC follows specific
guidelines and protocols in conjunction with AAM and its
accreditation standards.
CO2 Immersion Room
Long Room
Artifacts in current inventory go through various measures
to ensure that they are being properly cleaned, documented,
and stored using appropriate methods of museum preservation.
One of the methods consists of immersing them in a ‘cocoon’
that is flushed with CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) to prevent any
insect infestations. The CPNCHC is the first and only museum
in North America to use ‘The Cocoon’ for effectively gassing
museum objects.
Other methods of improving the preservation of our
Nation’s treasures include instituting and monitoring stable
temperature and relative humidity controls throughout the
building as well as in our Secure Storage Area, where the
objects are housed.
The Long Room Event Center is regularly used by the
Nation and local communities for business conferences, trainings, luncheons, tour bus groups, and special events. The
8,000-square-foot room can seat approximately 650 people for
dining and up to 900 people in theatre-style seating configuration. We have full Audio/Video capability, with a large 14’x
16’, drop-down projection screen. Read more about this in the
next HowNiKan. If you are interested in scheduling an event
Current CPN exhibits are used to educate the public about
the uniqueness of Indian tribes, particularly the Citizen
Potawatomi, as well as giving the public our own interpretation
of the Indian World View. The current exhibits essentially take
the visitor on a ‘journey’ of the Anishinabe people and put into
context other events that happened at the same time, outside of
Exhibits
the Anishinabe world, thus the timeline structure.
Ongoing efforts in the museum and throughout the building
are being made to acknowledge the ‘Founding Families’ that
make up the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.
Veterans
The Tribal Veterans’ Wall of Honor was dedicated in
November 2006. This Wall honors CPN Veterans who served in
any of the armed forces by exhibiting tribal members’ military
memorabilia, uniforms, correspondence, and other items in
full-size exhibit cases in the CHC’s Long Room. The Wall of
Honor also displays, via touch-screen kiosks, tribal veterans’
military photographs and documents, along with a Veterans
Video Series interview with the tribal veteran.
The database used to make the touch-screen application possible holds 630 registered CPN veterans. Bringing the exhibit
together are 200 individual military photographs of tribal veterans and a 64-foot-long banner that reads, “Poor is the Nation
that has no heroes, but disgraceful are those who having them
forgets.”
The CHC is currently seeking CPN Veterans to donate
and/or lend military memorabilia to the Veterans’ Wall of
Honor. If interested please contact Stacy S. Pero at 405-8785830, x7106 or visit the CHC.
Tribal Heritage Project
by Grant Brittan, Production Mgr.
The Tribal Heritage Project is honored to be able to present
CPN tribal members a series of DVD productions which showcase the connection each tribal member has to his or her rich
heritage. Each year the Tribal Heritage Project produces
Family History DVDs which feature the current year’s
Honored Families. The 2007 Honored Families are Johnson,
Lafromboise, LaReau, LeClair, Melott, Rhodd, Tescier, Weld
and Young. The DVDs will be completed and available at the
upcoming Family Reunion Festival.
The Tribal Heritage Project is currently conducting interviews at the CHC in Shawnee and at Regional meetings,
Festivals, and Family Heritage Days. We can accommodate
elderly tribal members who are unable to attend by doing
remote shoots where they are most comfortable.
We videotape individual and group sessions as well as digitally scan photos or documents brought by tribal members.
Members are also encouraged to e-mail photo files and family
documents which they have already scanned and send us copies
of old home movies to be used in their Family
History DVD.
We are also urgently seeking to interview
CPN veterans for the Veterans’ Wall of Honor.
If you know any CPN veterans who have yet to
be interviewed, please tell them of this opportunity to share their stories with future generations. If they are elderly or can’t travel to
Shawnee, we will consider the possibility of
traveling to them.
The members of the Tribal Heritage Project
feel privileged to be a part of this innovative
program.
Archival Notebook
By R. Blake Norton,
Archivist/Librarian
The Archival Notebook is an informative
look into the activities of the Cultural Heritage
Center’s (CHC) Tribal Archives. Within the
newsletter we will discuss exciting current and
future projects, as well as projects that readers
can do at home and provide an opportunity to
look into a real archival and collections management program
The CHC houses the Nation’s archival materials and other items of tribal significance.
These items are the keys to the spiritual, historical, and cultural aspects of the Citizen
Potawatomi Nation and its people. It is of great
importance that these items be preserved, protected, and exhibited. In order to properly oversee the archives, the Nation has employed a
staff of highly trained professionals. The staff
includes R. Blake Norton, Archivist/Librarian,
Czarina Thompson, Image Specialist, and
Amber Stringer, Data Entry Specialist.
The holdings, most of which are one-of-akind, include historical documents, maps, photographs, genealogical material, rare books and
manuscripts, microfilm, and various forms of
multi-media.
Since the grand opening of the Cultural
Heritage Center, projects within the Tribal
Archives are in full swing. Our first order of
business was the complete renovation of Tribal
Archives. The archival staff implemented standard processing and cataloging procedures for
all materials held within the permanent collection. Each item is being treated as a new acquisition. Upon acquisition of any and all materials, every item must endure a meticulous processing stage. Processing commonly includes
the initial cleaning, deep cleaning if needed,
repair, chemical treatment, storage and cataloging of materials. The storage and exhibition
of archival materials must follow strict guidelines. Standardized techniques and procedures,
for storage and exhibition, have been developed
by Tribal Archives staff to assist in their preservation and protection. All items are stored
within the CHC’s specially designed secure
storage. The secure storage systematically
monitors and regulates all environmental conditions within its parameters.
We ask that anyone and everyone with cultural and historical materials pertaining to the
Citizen Potawatomi Nation to please share
them with Tribal Archives. Tribal Archives is
open to the public Tuesday through Friday 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Appointments are not necessary. For specific research needs, please call R.
Blake Norton, Archivist/Librarian.
Got FireLake Gifts.com?
By Brandee Smith, Manager
Have you shopped us on the Web lately?
After much anticipation, FireLake Gifts was
excited to launch our very own Web site last
December.
If you haven’t checked us out yet on the
Web, take a minute to visit. We have a beautiful
selection of handcrafted jewelry, beaded items,
Pendleton Products and of course a great selection of our Nation’s seal souvenirs. Also available are the Founding Family Banners and
Family History DVDs for just $5.00 each!
What a steal!
We will be updating the Web site very soon,
so watch for new merchandise and new online
specials
available
only
at
www.FireLakeGifts.com. No computer? We
hope to develop a mail-order catalog soon, so
be sure to check out our next article. FireLake
Gifts is very excited to serve our tribal members via the internet. We hope you visit us at
www.FireLakegifts.com.
CPN Veterans Organization
By Jon Boursaw, Director
The
Citizen
Potawatomi
Veterans
Organization has recently been formed in
Shawnee. All CPN veterans are eligible to be
members of the organization. The group meets
once a month, normally on the fourth Tuesday
at 6:30pm in the CHC. The meetings typically
have a guest speaker or demonstration, viewing
of one the CPN Veterans Tribute Series DVDs,
and a short business meeting. Annual dues for
membership are $20.00.
The group has elected the following individuals as its officers: Troy Graham, President;
Keith Cagle, Vice President; and Joe David
Melott, Secre-tary/Treasurer.
In addition to the black ribbon-shirt that we
have worn for several years, the new group
voted to include a blue and red vest over a
white shirt with black trousers to be worn during the warm weather months. A distinctive
CPN Veterans patch has been designed; it will
be placed on the back of the vest with the tribal
seal patch worn on the front.
The new patch will be available for purchase
during the 2007 Family Reunion Festival at
FireLake Gifts.
Currently, the group has several plans in
development, including recognition of and
communication with tribal members currently
serving on active duty, welcoming these members upon their return to the Shawnee area, participation in the burial services of tribal veterans by providing a flag detail, and providing the
color guard for the Grand Entry during the
Family Reunion Festival and the Gathering of
Potawatomi in Wisconsin. Members of the
organization will be serving as guides for the
Veterans’ Wall of Honor.
If you are interested in becoming a member
of the CPN Veterans Organization, contact
Keith Cagle at 405-703-0766 or stop by the
CHC during the Family Reunion Festival.
Thank you for serving.
Museum, Archives, and Library
HOURS
Tuesday- Friday 8:00-5:00
Saturday 10:00-3:00
405-878-5830
www.Potawatomi.org/culture
FireLake Gifts
HOURS
Monday-Friday 8:30-5:30
Saturday 10:00-3:00
405-275-3119
www.FireLakeGifts.com
1899 S. Gordon Cooper Dr. Shawnee, OK 74801
The new Citizen Potawatomi Veterans
patch is available at FireLake Gifts in the
Cultural Heritage Center.
Preserving Potawatomi Heritage
Bode’wadmimwen Mzenegen
Language Perspectives
Bozho! I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. Michael
Dykstra ndezhnekas. I am a CPN member
of the Pambogo Family. I have a wife,
Kumiko, and a four-year-old daughter,
Mio Leslie. Until recently, we have lived
in Japan.
Not only have I taught a foreign language (English, to Japanese students), I’ve
also been a learner of one (Japanese) for
quite some time. Presently I am studying
Potawatomi with our tribe’s language
department.
We have a great department. Our
instructors are very dedicated to preservation and continuation of our language, culture, and heritage. Let me give you the
scoop on the exciting top secret projects
Language Director Justin Neely has us
working on.
We have recently started a Potawatomi
Dictionary, soon to be available on the
Language Department Web page on
www.Potawatomi.org. The dictionary is
still under construction; however, the software will allow pictures, sound, and video
files. So, not only will you be able to look
up an entry, you will also be able to hear its
proper pronunciation, see an image, and
experience a video entry. As you can see,
this will be a very valuable asset to our
learners. Look for it in the months to
come.
In order to target our younger audience,
we’ve begun work on a Potawatomi
Language animation project. The cartoon
medium will allow us to teach our language and culture in a creative, interactive
format (in other words, kids think it’s
“cool”). It will, also, be available on the
Language Department’s Web page. Again,
we urge you to check it out in the months
to come.
For anyone interested in learning a tra-
The Language Department will be selling some exciting t-shirts during the festival. Supplies
ARE limited. Here is a preview of one of the shirts, with the front view on the left. The shirts will
cost just $12.00. Look for them near the registration table in Reunion Hall South!
Michael Dykstra
ditionally native sport, we’re getting
lacrosse gear soon. Our ancestors played a
game very similar to lacrosse on very large
fields - sometimes for days at a time!
Though our matches probably won’t last
that long, we are very excited to begin
play. Please call the Language Department
for more information.
On a “nerdy” note, we are currently
working on a verb conjugation book.
Because our language is “verb-heavy,”
proper conjugation of verbs is an essential
aspect of speaking it. One interesting point
about Potawatomi is that the subject and
tense of a statement are literally attached to
the verb itself, much like a prefix or suffix
is in English. Thus, you can see, material
such as this is important and useful.
As you can see, many exciting projects
are in the mill. We can’t wait to share them
with you. Remember - participation leads
to preservation! We urge you to come by.
Please feel free to contact us anytime. We
are here to serve you! Migwetch!
Language activities during the Festival
Friday
9:00 a.m. - Potawatomi Creation Story in Potawatomi and English,
Cultural Heritage Center Pocket Theatre
1:00 p.m. - Language class in the Reunion Hall North
Saturday
9:00 a.m. - Potawatomi Migration story in Potawatomi and English,
Cultural Heritage Center Pocket Theatre.
1:00 p.m. Potawatomi Language Class, Reunion Hall North
Potawatomi Phrases for the Festival
Shishibaniyek Mawjeshnowen
Bozho
Gwi-nimedi ne?
Byan shote
Gbekte ne?
Mnopkwet
Mnomagwet
Ni pi je ednesyen?
Ni je ezh ne kas yen?
Ni pi je wech bya yen?
Ni je na?
Anwe she shena.
Citizen Potawatomi Festival
Hello
Are you going to dance?
Come here.
Are you hungry?
It tastes good.
It smells good.
Where are you staying?
What is your name?
Where are you from?
How are you?
I am fine.
Weg ni je wa zhechkeyek ode pkonyak? What are you all doing this evening?
Ggiwabma ne o John?
We ni je o?
Nimedin
Nimedik
Ni je pi ga je byayen?
Ni jetso yawek?
Gshatemget.
Mishatso
Neshnabe ndaw.
Bodewadmi ndaw.
Nasena egiweyen.
Ggipuknage ne?
Tadiwgemgok nwi zhya.
Nomek nwi-nweshmo.
Bama pi.
Wenet ewabmenan.
Did you see John?
Who is that?
Dance (telling one person)
You dance (telling more than one)
When did you arrive?
What time is it?
It’s hot
He is dressed up fancy in regalia.
I am Indian.
I am Potawatomi.
Be careful as you go home.
Did you win?
I am going to the casino.
I am going to rest awhile.
Later on.
It was good to see you.
About Junior Achievement
Tribal Member to serve as new President
for Junior Achievement/Greater OkC
CPN member Steve Kime is enjoying his
new position with Junior Achievement.
Junior Achievement participants learn entrepreneurship basics as they operate businesses in
these faux storefronts at the JA space in Oklahoma City’s Omni-Plex
Steve Kime, an award-winning radio
broadcaster and corporate relations consultant and a Citizen Potawatomi tribal
member has accepted the position of
President for Junior Achievement for the
Greater Oklahoma City area. The area
includes Oklahoma, Canadian, Cleveland,
Pottawatomie, Grady, McClain, Garvin,
and Carter counties in Oklahoma.
Kime earned a bachelor's degree in liberal studies from the University of
Oklahoma and a Masters of Management
degree from Oral Roberts University.
During his 20-year career, he has been
involved with broadcasting, Phillips
Petroleum Co., and Dollar Rent-A-Car.
Kime has spent the past 10 years as a consultant in marketing, public relations, and
fund-raising. He is the author of two
books, How Will They Remember Me?
and Highway to Your Dreams!
According to Don Sherman, CEO of
McClain Bank of Norman, Oklahoma and
Junior Achievement Board Chairman, “We
are pleased to have Steve join our team
here in Oklahoma City. Steve brings over
20 years of experience to the President's
role. He will make a significant and immediate contribution to JA here in the greater
OkC area.”
Kime has a history of philanthropy
work on behalf of Special Olympics
Oklahoma. He recently served as project
manager for the Oklahoma Centennial
book entitled Journey.
He is a native Oklahoman, and comes to
Oklahoma City from Tulsa. Steve’s wife
Cheryl is a Professor at the University of
Central Oklahoma in Edmond.
Junior Achievement uses hands-on
experiences to help young people understand the economics of life. In partnership
with business and educators, Junior
Achievement brings the real world to students, opening their minds to their potential.
JA Worldwide annually reaches approximately 7.5 million students in nearly 100
countries. Through age-appropriate curricula, JA programs begin at the elementary
school level, teaching children how they
can impact the world around them as individuals, workers, and consumers. JA programs continue through the middle grades
and high school, focusing on the key content areas of entrepreneurship, work readiness, and financial literacy.
JA Worldwide is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization sponsored by corporate and
individual contributors. Junior Achievement's mission is to “inspire and prepare
young people to be successful in a global
economy.”
Anyone who is interested, can learn
how he can make a financial or personal
contribution to students in his area by visiting www.jaokc.org or by calling the
Oklahoma City office at 405-235-3399.
Addresses sought
for CPN members
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation would like to offer all of the benefits of being part of
a tribal family to all its members. Several hundred members do not have an address on
file with Tribal Rolls. In this edition of the HowNiKan, we begin publishing the list of
those members. We will continue in the next edition.
These names are in alphabetical order by surname. If you know any of these CPN
members, please contact Tribal Rolls at 878-5830, 800-880-9880,
[email protected], or 1899 S. Gordon Cooper Dr., Shawnee, OK 74801.
Jamie Abbott
George Abbott
Paula Abel
Michael Abella
Raymond Abella
Suzanna Abella
Daren Abella
Steven Abella
Cameron Ables
Eugene Ables
Earnest Ables
Brent Ables
Michele Ackerman
Winnona Acre
Shawn Acre
Joshwa Adams
Richard Adams
Kathleen Adams
Dawn Adams
Lewis Adams
Aaron Adams
James Agnew
Bruce Agnew
Patricia Agnew
Charlet Ahne
Vera Airth
Briana Airth
Jack Aker
Brenda Albertson
Barry Alford
Tisha Alfrey
Christina Allen
Dorothy Allen
Jenna Allen
Dustin Allen
Amanda Allen
Heather Allison
Deborah Allred
Margaret Amos
Michael Anderson
Gordon Anderson
Cynthia Anderson
Casey Anderson
Sunshine Anderson
Bill Anderson
Bradley Anderson
Marc Anderson
Marlena Anderson
Gregory Anderson
Linda Anderson
Robbie Anderson
Michael Anderson
Joseph Anderson
Darlene Anderson
Amber Anderson
Clinton Anderson
Eddie Anderson
Anthony Anderson
Paul Anderson
William Andoe
Ryler Andrews
Griffin Anglin
Jordan Anglin
Mary Anglin
Korbin Anglin
Seneca Anglin
John Anttonen
Mathew Anttonen
Susan Appier
Mary Applegate
Justin Arbgast
Steve Armstrong
Doneva Armstrong
Katherine Arnaud
Ernestine Arnold
Dana Arnold
Theresa Arnold
Jarrod Arrasmith
James Arrasmith
Martha Arrington
Robert Arrington
Vicki Ashlock
Norma Astle
Charlene Aubert
Melissa Austin
Jennifer Austin
Lindsey Autry
Janice Avalos
Jeffrey Avila
Cory Ayers
Jerry Ayers
Jeremy Badry
Rebecca Badry
Robert Bagwill
Richard Bailey
Sherrie Bailey
John Bailey
Jessup Bailey
Betty Bailey
Jennifer Baird
Steve Baird
Teresa Baird
Heather Baird
Larry Baird
Robert Baker
Florene Baker
John Baker
Audrey Baker
Lisa Baldwin
Lorie Ballard
Kara Ballinger
Tonya Ballinger
Brandon Ballinger
Montgomery Baptiste
William Baptiste
Michael Barnes
Jocelyn Barnes
Candice Barnes
Jessica Barnes
Robert Barnes
Leo Barnes
John Barrie
Gladys Barry
Vern Bartlett
Jeffrey Bateman
Jennifer Bateman
Jean Bates
Laura Bathurst
Lisa Baudier
Justin Bauer
Debbie Bay
Blake Beach
Kimberley Beach
Nathan Beakley
Anna Beakley
Tracey Beakley
Peggy Beall
Josiah Beam
Raven Beaman
Denise Beasley
Martin Beaty
Michael Beavers
Denise Beck
Christian Beck
Sharaya Beck
Brandon Becker
Ronnie Becker
Nicholas Becker
Kimberly Bendickson
Robert Benick
Laura Benito
Fallon Benito
Susan Bennett
Terry Bennett
Christopher Bennett
Thomas Bennett
David Bennett
Leigh Bennett
Taylor Benteman
Loretta Bentley
Geneva Benton
Kendal Berry
Michael Berry
Jarrod Berry
Floyd Bertrand
Clinton Bertrand
Thomas Bevington
Bret Bibb
Blain Bibb
Shawn Bibb
Gary Bibb
Nathan Bible
Bobbi Bidon
Kathryn Binney
Marie Binney
Robert Binney
Teresa Binney
Sandra Birch
Preston Bishop
Hilma Bishop
Sabrina Bishop
Sharon Bitler
Hilary Bixby
Jill Bixby
Jamie Black
Michael Black
Scott Black
Ashly Blair
John Blake
Jacob Blakesley
William Blansett
Howard Blansett
Shellie Bledsoe
Terry Blevins
Colin Blevins
Laurie Blowers
Kimberly Blue
Kelly Blue
Brandon Blumberg
Brian Blumberg
Scott Bogle
Ryan Bogle
Cecilia Bohannan
Robert Bohuslavicky
Bonnie Boles
Patricia Bonar
Isabelle Bonebrake
Naomi Boone
Jason Booth
Jessica Bornn
Delania Borofka
Stephen Botkin
Lucina Botond
Michael Bounmiswang
Austin Bourassa
Christina Bourassa
Noah Bourassa
Dennis Bourassa
Paul Bourassa
Paul Bourassa
Roxanne Bourbonnais
James Bourbonnais
Todd Bowden
Brenda Bowden
Nathan Bowden
Mickie Bowles
Austin Bowles
Jeffrey Bowles
Buffy Bowman
Kasey Bowman
Eric Boyles
Jill Bracebridge
Rosanna Bradford
Mitchell Bramlage
Brandon Bramlage
Lisa Branch
Brandy Brandt
Erika Brantley
Roger Braugh
Elizabeth Braugh
Donald Braugh
Joel Brayfield
Jessica Brayfield
Elysia Brenner
Michael Bressman
James Bressman
Nathan Bressman
Bradley Bressman
Crystal Brewington
Jeffrey Bridges
Doris Briggs
Lueroyce Briggs
Gloria Brock
Mary Bromagem
Janet Brooks
Henry Brooks
Dain Brown
Robert Brown
Dusty Brown
Morgan Brown
William Brown
Mary Brown
Mary Brown
Carolyn Brown
Nelda Brown
Donna Brown
Jennifer Browning
Janna Broxterman
Brandon Bruner
Robert Brunin
Tracie Bruning
Tiffany Bruning
Lester Bruno
Bobbie Bruno
William Bruno
Olympia Bruno
Amanda Bruno
Cathy Bruno
Edward Bruno
Iza Bruno
Anthony Bruno
Isaac Bruno
Clayton Bruno
Delilah Bruno
Emily Buchanan
Doyle Buchanan
Tyler Buck
Jarred Buck
Jarrod Buckmaster
Thomas Buckner
Rebecca Budnik
Alexandra Buisse
Brook Burger
Michael Burghart
Stephen Burleson
Joseph Burnett
Bradley Burnett
Reginal Burnett
Lenny Burnett
Juanita Burnett
Robin Burnett
Daniel Burnett
Kelly Burnette
Michelle Burnette
Christopher Burns
Thomas Burns
Kaleb Burns
Rebecca Burns
Linda Burns
Corliss Burns
Kathy Burroughs
Stephen Burton
Lana Burton
Clifford Burton
Jessica Busey
Patrick Busey
Alva Busey
Bernadette Bye
Sammy Bynum
Kathijo Caballero
Roxanna Caballero
Cherokee Caddell
Ted Cagle
Beverly Calhoun
Vicki Cammack
Jessica Campbell
Douglas Campbell
Trevor Campbell
Paul Campbell
Deloria Campbell
George Canaday
Joshua Cannedy
Heidi Cannedy
Jared Cannedy
Janet Cannon
Sharon Cargill
Todd Carlile
La'risa Carr
Tamara Carr
Jason Carrico
Howard Carrier
Christian Carrillo
David Carroll
Michelle Carter
Kimberly Carter
Woodrow Carter
Kaylee Carter
John Cartmill
Royce Cartmill
Garrett Cartmill
Rachel Cartmill
William Cartwright
Brittan Casillas
Frank Castaneda
Jessica Castaneda
Michael Castaneda
Nora Castellow
Briana Castillo
Heather Caswell
Marjorie Catlege
Tracey Caulk
Catherine Cavazos
Claud Cavender
Tod Cavender
Kelly Cavender
Kendall Cavender
Robin Cearley
Joshua Cearley
Ryan Cearley
Talinda Cearley
Jack Cedar
Travis Ceniti
Carol Chacksfield
Jacinto Chaparro
Brandi Charbonneau
Patrick Chatfield
Kaitlyn Chavez
Marilyn Chavez
Tracey Cheatheam
Edward Cheatwood
Karen Cheatwood
Evelyn Cherry
Debra Chittenden
Roger Chrest
Chad Christian
Brandi Chronister
Tracella Cisneros
Patrick Clark
Dennis Clark
Johnny Clark
Timothy Clark
Michael Clark
Renee Clark
Ernest Clark
Jason Clark
Crystal Clark
Thomas Clark
Cassidy Clark
Betty Clark
Megan Clark
Karen Clark
Cassidy Clark
Robert Clark
Matthew Clary
Tiffany Clary
Dylan Cleary
Robert Clift
Wyvern Cline
Jeremy Clinton
Tabitha Clutter
Gregory Coats
Doris Cochran
Justin Cochran
Anita Cochran
James Coder
Benny Coder
Jessica Coffey
Todd Coker
Leslie Colbrese
Travis Coleman
Sandra Collins
Jeffery Comer
Sarah Compton
Diana Conner
Lanetta Cook
John Cook
Christopher Cook
Matthew Cooksey
Donald Cooksey
Seth Cooksey
Okley Cooper
Payton Cooper
Mark Cooper
Richard Cooper
Amanda Coots
Emmit Coots
Joshua Coots
Justin Coots
Erik Coover
Jo Ann Coplen
Shana Coppedge
Rachel Corbin
Jennifer Corkill
Robert Cornejo
Ruth Corona
Johnathon Corson
Lynn Cory
Michael Cossota
Erika Costain
Madona Cotton
Briana Couch
Tracy Counts
Michelle Courtney
Brandi Cowan
Wayeman Craig
William Craig
Jason Cranford
Victoria Craun
Cameron Craun
Laura Crawford
Pauline Crawford
Krystal Crawford
Keven Crawford
Rebecca Creveston
James Crockett
Lawrence Croghan
Sheryl Cromwell
Steven Cromwell
Nicholette Cromwell
Amber Crook
Michael Crook
Ralph Crow
Patrice Crowley
Madeline Crowley
Michael Croy
Matthew Croy
Melissa Croy
Woody Crumbo
Earnest Crumbo
Amanda Cumberland
Cash Cummings
Bridget Cummins
Kenneth Cunningham
Michael Cunnison
Robin Curley
Michael Curley
Lea Curley
Matthew Curley
Mable Currie
Michael Curtis
Marcie Curtis
Richard Curtis
Robert Curtis
Christinia Cutter
Kathryn Czaplewski
Rayeanna Dains
Kateri Dains
Michael Dains
Wylie Dakan
Sunshine Daniel
Alanna Daniels
Robert Danielson
Heather Danis
Gary Dansenburg
Heidi Dansenburg
Gabriel Danyeur
Loni Darden
Yvonne Judith Darden
Patricia Dartt
James Davenport
Alan Davenport
Laura Davis
Gabriel Davis
Karen Davis
Jeremy Davis
Karen Davis
Adam Davis
Michael Davis
William Davis
Lee Davis
John Davis
Melissa Dawson
Andrew Day
Abby Day
Linda Day
Jessica Deadwiley
Benjamin Dean
Stephen Dean
Carol Debacker
Daniel Debruyn
Audra Debruyn
Michael Dechellis
Natalie Dechellis
Matthew Dechellis
Marion Dechristopher
Delome Degraff
Kenneth Degraff
Michael Delaney
Kara Deleon
Jack Delk
Danny Delk
Robbie Delonais
Gary Delonais
Cris Dement
Tabitha Dennett
Aaron Dennett
Tony Denson
Joseph Denson
Claudia Denson
William Denson
Derek Denson
Thomas Denson
Troy Denson
Jennifer Denton
Melissa Denton
Leslie Desavedo
Howard Deshazo
Boyzie Detherage
Michael Detlefsen
Karen Detlefsen
Dennis Detwiler
Gerald Devader
Eric Devader
Henry Devader
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Charles Sinks
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Rosanna Witt
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Reva Wolf
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Darin Wood
Jason Wood
Lois Wood
Sara Wood
Ashley Wood
Richard Wood
Brent Woodard
Lacey Woodard
Lori Woodfin
Patsy Woods
Isabella Wooton
James Workman
Melissa Wright
Aaron Wright
Christopher Wright
Jordyn Wright
Linda Wright
Robert Wrixon
Jimmy Wyatt
Creig Yates
Brian Yeager
Tiffany Yeager
Jennifer Yeager
Brent Yeager
Coy Yocham
Carlos Yocham
Douglas York
Brian Yort
Arlene Yost
Andrew Yott
Thomas Yott
Paul Young
Kaylee Young
Janet Young
Karen Young
Linda Young
Mikal Young
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Kelly Young
Charles Young
Jeremiah Young
Iola Young
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Kasiray Yowell
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San Remo’s Restaurant
Fine Italian Cuisine
Monday - Thursday 11:00am-9:30pm
Friday & Saturday 11:00am-10:00pm
Specials: (plus tax)
Get 2 Large 1-Topping Pizzas - $10.99
Get 1 Large 1-Topping Pizza - $5.99
Lunch menu: items start at $5.99
Daily Lunch and Dinner Specials available.
Atop the FireLake Golf Course clubhouse
FireLake Golf Course
Challenging: Water on 15 holes
Scenic: “The fairways are tight and lined
with pecan trees, native grasses, and lots of
water.” - Course Director Chris Chesser
New Potawatomis
1901 S. Gordon Cooper Drive
Shawnee, OK 74801
Call 405-275-4471 for tee times.
Tribal Rolls needs your help!
There are tribal members for whom we still do not have current
addresses. It is important for us to maintain an accurate address list
to keep all members informed and updated on current tribal events.
Unfortunately, some of our members have moved without leaving
forwarding addresses. If you know a family member or friend who
has recently moved and might have overlooked sending us a forwarding address or if you know any of the CPN members on the Missing
Addresses List on pages 18-22, please contact our office or complete
the form below. Thank you.
Charles Clark
Director, Tribal Rolls
Change of Address
Name _________________________________________________
Address _______________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
Phone ________________________________________________
E-Mail Address ________________________________________
Tribal Roll No. _________________________________________
Mail to:
Tribal Rolls
1601 S. Gordon Cooper Dr.
Shawnee OK 74801
If their parents remain in the Shawnee area for the next couple of decades, these four
New Potawatomis should grow up as best friends, playmates, and, for a couple of them,
cousins who watch out for each other. All four of these tremendously proud new parents
are Citizen Potawatomi members - and all of them are CPN employees.
Tracy Peltier, upper right, and Brandee Smith, lower left, are siblings. Tracy manages
FireLake Designs, while Brandee is FireLake Gifts manager. Justin Neely, lower right, is
the Potawatomi Language Program director. Chris Abel is a technician in the Information
Technology Department.
Isabella Rose Neely was born March 1, 2007 to Justin and Holly Neely. She weighed
7 lbs. 4 oz. and was 18 inches tall. Her paternal grandparents are Robert and Norma
(Bitner) Neely of Raytown, Missouri. Her maternal grandparents are Ronnie and Loretta
(Hartley) Dugan of Springfield, Missouri. She is a member of the Degraff/ Navarre family.
Joshua Ryan Peltier was born to Tracy and Valerie Peltier at 11:12 p.m. on March 27
2007. He was 21.25 inches long and weighed 9 lbs. 10 oz.
Atticus Ethan Smith was born on January 29, 2007, the son of Brandee and Ethan
Smith. He weighed 8 lbs. 2 ozs. and was 20.5 inches long. His and cousin Joshua Ryan’s
grandfather is Terry Peltier, who is also a Citizen Potawatomi Nation employee.
Charles Fox Abel was born to Chris and wife Whitney on January 21, 2007. Charles
was 20.5 inches long and weighed 7 lbs. 3.8 oz. His great-grandmother is Joyce Abel,
who is director of the CPN’s Health Aids Program.
Title VI (Elders) & Transportation
The program offers meals, dominoes, cable TV, and access to
exercise equipment. Each Friday night, the elders enjoy a
Country/Western dance with a live band.
Located in FireLake Wellness Center or call 405-878-4833
letter from the Chairman Storm Damages CPN
Chairman John Barrett
Bozho, Nikanek (Hello, my friends)
I hope to see you at all this year's
Family Reunion Festival. For those of you
who are unable to attend, you can still pass
along respect for the old ways to your children and grandchildren. The way of the
Nishnabe has always been to gather as
family and share dancing, food, games,
and the latest news about their lives. The
Festival is our way of honoring those traditions and teaching our young people about
their heritage.
This year's reunion families include the
Johnson, Lafromboise, LaReau, LeClair,
Melott, Rhodd, Tescier, Weld, and Young
families. These families will be honored
with a dance on Saturday night. Each
REUNION FAMILY will select a HEAD
DANCER to lead them into the ring, when
it is time for their family song to be sung
by the drum group.
When the entire REUNION FAMILY
has entered, those wishing to dance with
them should enter, shake the hand of the
HEAD DANCER, and, as many of the
family as they wish, then go behind the
honored family members and follow them
around the dance circle.
It will be the job of the HEAD
DANCERS of the other reunion families
to encourage their families to go into the
arena and dance with the family being honored. The dance step is very simple and
can be done by one and all. And, since we
are all family, no one should feel self-conscious.
There will also be a special honor dance
and events for our VETERANS. There
will be a separate registration booth for
veterans, and the Citizen Potawatomi
Veterans' Honor Guard will lead the
dancers into the Grand Entry at the start of
the dancing Saturday night. If you are a
veteran and wish to participate, please contact Jon Boursaw at the Tribal Museum
and Heritage Center. More details will be
available at Festival registration.
Festival is a special time in Potawatomi
Country, and I would like to encourage
you to come home to celebrate with us. We
will have historical and family information
and some tips on the Festival traditions for
the Saturday dancing. Plus, you will have
an opportunity to meet a lot of relatives
and, hopefully, make new friends.
Just remember to respect the old ways,
honor your elders, be kind to each other,
and remember we are all here to celebrate
our common heritage.
Megwetch,
CPN member John Anderson honored
Party celebrates banker’s 60 years in the business
by Business Editor Clytie Bunyan, The Daily Oklahoman
CRESCENT - John V. Anderson's employees threw him an all-day party Friday and invited the entire community. It's the kind of party
you get when you've worked in the same business for 60 years.
Anderson, 79 and a member of the Citizen
Potawatomi Nation, is like one of those selfmade men people write about in fiction novels.
He said he grew up poor, "but since everyone
else around you also was poor, you didn't realize you were poor" until he got into another
environment. When he started to work in the
banking business, his brother would tease that
John Anderson
CPN workers endure rain and wind to cover roof damage at the Bourbonnais cabin. The historic building had been restored receently when a small tornado inflicted damage to it and to the
FireLake Golf Course.
A late spring storm with either strong, tenth of a mile south of where the trees were
straight winds or a weak tornado cut a mile- knocked down onto the street. “The loss of
long path across the square mile on which the electricity awakened me,” Dodson said. “I went
Citizen Potawatomi Nation administration outside for a better look and could hear the
Building and accompanying structures sit at winds’ eerie whoosh. From my vantage point, it
about 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 30. The was not possible to determine whether we expemost distressing damage seems to have been rienced a tornado or straight winds.”
done to the historic Bourbonnais cabin.
The manner in which the storm bent grass
The storm also downed power lines, cutting along the east side of Harrison does indicate
off power to homes, businesses, and CPN facil- circulating winds at the point at which the
ities for several hours. Without power, the CPN storm crossed the street. “Along the north edge
clinic was closed on Wednesday morning. of the storm path,” Dodson said, “the grass is
However, the Nation’s electrical generators lying facing southwest. On the south edge, it is
kicked in, allowing FireLake Discount Foods, bent to the northeast.”
FireLake Casino, FireLake Convenience Store,
The storm snapped a total of six electrical
and KGFF-AM radio to operate normally.
line poles as it moved across FireLake Golf
The damage path began just west of Gordon Course. It also damaged the course’s irrigation
Cooper Drive, about a quarter-mile south of the system. It broke large branches from several
CPN Administration Building. It cut across trees at the home of CPN member/tribal
FireLake Golf Course, damaging trees and employee Ben Rector, dumping them on his
buildings, before crossing Harrison Street, a home and car.
mile east of Gordon Cooper.
Dodson credited Oklahoma Gas and Electric
As it crossed Harrison, the storm twisted off (OG&E) Company crews with fast, professionlarge branches of trees. A half-mile south of al response to the damage. “Before noon, they
Hardesty Road, one tree lay completely across had electricity restored to a significant portion
Harrison. A few dozen feet farther south, anoth- of their customers who lost service,” Dodson
er large tree limb blocked the west half of said.
Harrison. CPN crews had the street re-opened
“The most important thing, though,” Dodson
by 10:00 a.m.
added, “is that no one was injured. For that, we
Michael Dodson, CPN Public Information are deeply grateful.”
director, lives on Harrison Street, about onehe was the first Anderson to wear a tie.
He was 19 then, and that's been enough time
to learn the business, teach the trade, and own a
bank. If you think that's far above his expectations when he started in the business, you're
wrong. "I really had a desire always to progress
up to the next step. In order to do that, I was
learning the basics of banking," he said. He also
learned that being a banker "is a great challenge
because you're not only affecting your own life
but also your family and your community."
Anderson's education and training about the
business literally were on the job, beginning as
a messenger at Liberty National Bank and progressing initially in three-year durations to
bookkeeping, teller, auditing, and accounting,
before earning executive positions.
But before he went to Liberty, Anderson said
he was just happy to have any job. "(World War
II) had ended, and a lot of people were looking
for jobs when they were discharged. My goal at
the time was that I needed a job," he said.
And $120 a month at Liberty sounded really
good. It came after a stint at OG&E, the result
of showing up every day at the unemployment
office when he returned from serving on a Navy
aircraft carrier in 1946
After 26 years at Liberty, Anderson moved
on to become president of First National Bank
in El Reno where he later organized American
Heritage Bank. He bought his own bank in
1972 and, now the chairman of Farmers &
Merchants Bank in Crescent, he has inspired
two more generations to find careers in the
industry.

Newspaper Vol. 28 No. 3 - 2007 - 24 Pages

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